NAICS 81

Other Services in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Metro Market Score 48.6 (Challenging), ranked #144 of 332 metros. 268 establishments, 1,399 jobs.

Metro Market Score 48.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Labor costs are a clear advantage in Watertown-Fort Drum's other services sector. The wage competitiveness index of 4.8 puts it among the lowest-cost metros, and wage pressure at 42.1 suggests that gap is holding steady.

Industry Concentration

82.5

LQ: 1.15

Rank #274 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

4.8

$34,664 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 38.9

Employment growth index

Rank #204 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

42.1

YoY wage change index

268 Other Services Firms in Watertown-Fort Drum

268

Establishments

-2.5% YoY

1,399

Total Employment

+0.3% YoY

$34,664

Average Annual Wage

+1.1% YoY

1.15

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within New York

#4 of 13

other services metros in state

New York state rank

#47 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-10.7

better than median (59.3)

Watertown-Fort Drum 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	Watertown-Fort Drum	NY Statewide
Overall Score	48.6 Challenging	57.7 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#144 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 Watertown-Fort Drum

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 21.9 Finance and Insurance 33.6 Information 38.7 Construction 42.6 Healthcare and Social Assistance 50.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50.5 Administrative and Support Services 53.5 Accommodation and Food Services 67.0 Retail Trade 74.3

Other Services in Other New York Metros

Glens Falls 34.5 #50/332 Elmira 39.5 #75/332 Utica-Rome 42.7 #93/332 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 Watertown-Fort Drum's 48.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 48.6 #145/332 Yakima, WA 48.6 #143/332 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 48.5 #142/332 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 48.7 #146/332 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 48.8 #147/332 Winchester, VA 48.4 #141/332 Macon-Bibb County, GA 48.4 #140/332 Kankakee, IL 49.2 #148/332 Lewiston, ID 49.2 #149/332 Lexington Park, MD 48.0 #139/332

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

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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 Watertown-Fort Drum's other services sector, the industry concentration component (82.5) 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment