NAICS 81

Other Services in Elmira, NY

Metro Market Score 39.5 (Moderate), ranked #75 of 332 metros. 175 establishments, 786 jobs.

Metro Market Score 39.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national other services average.

Other Services wages in Elmira run well below the metro average (competitiveness index: 6.6), and year-over-year wage pressure is low at 42.5. For labor-intensive operations, this cost advantage could improve unit economics significantly.

Industry Concentration

17.2

LQ: 0.77

Rank #57 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

6.6

$35,493 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 16.6

Employment growth index

Rank #278 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

42.5

YoY wage change index

175 Other Services Firms in Elmira

175

Establishments

-3.8% YoY

786

Total Employment

-1.3% YoY

$35,493

Average Annual Wage

+1.2% YoY

0.77

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#2 of 13

other services metros in state

New York state rank

#47 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-19.8

better than median (59.3)

Elmira vs New York Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #47/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Elmira	NY Statewide
Overall Score	39.5 Moderate	57.7 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#75 of 332 metros	#47 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Elmira

Administrative and Support Services 22.4 Finance and Insurance 25.2 Construction 31.2 Information 37.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 40.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 43.5 Healthcare and Social Assistance 45.6 Accommodation and Food Services 59.7 Retail Trade 63.9

Other Services in Other New York Metros

Glens Falls 34.5 #50/332 Utica-Rome 42.7 #93/332 Watertown-Fort Drum 48.6 #144/332 Kingston 52.0 #177/332 Syracuse 53.0 #190/332 Binghamton 59.3 #241/332 Rochester 59.3 #242/332 Ithaca 60.1 #254/332 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 60.2 #255/332 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 61.4 #262/332

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Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Elmira's 39.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Niles, MI 39.4 #74/332 Rochester, MN 39.6 #76/332 Chambersburg, PA 39.3 #73/332 College Station-Bryan, TX 39.7 #77/332 Columbus, GA 39.8 #78/332 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 39.1 #72/332 Midland, MI 39.0 #71/332 Twin Falls, ID 40.0 #79/332 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 40.2 #80/332 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 38.8 #70/332

Other Services in States Bordering New York

State-level entry risk for other services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Pennsylvania 39.5 #17/51 Vermont 51.6 #41/51 New Jersey 53.8 #43/51 Massachusetts 58.0 #48/51 Connecticut 59.1 #49/51

Browse Other Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for other services across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Elmira's other services sector, the employment growth component (83.4) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Elmira, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment