NAICS 81

Other Services in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR

Metro Market Score 73.3 (Difficult), ranked #318 of 332 metros. 9,709 establishments, 44,178 jobs.

Metro Market Score 73.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro stands out for high other services labor costs. Wage competitiveness hits 96.4 (above the 70th percentile of metros), and year-over-year wage pressure at 58.2 signals continued increases. Plan for higher payroll if entering this market.

Industry Concentration

87.7

LQ: 1.21

Rank #291 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

96.4

$59,855 avg wage

Growth Trend

47.9

Employment growth index

Rank #174 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

58.2

YoY wage change index

9,709 Other Services Firms in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

9,709

Establishments

-5.3% YoY

44,178

Total Employment

+1.2% YoY

$59,855

Average Annual Wage

+5.5% YoY

1.21

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Oregon

#8 of 8

other services metros in state

Oregon state rank

#46 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+13.4

worse than median (59.9)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro vs Oregon Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Oregon overall. The state ranks #46/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	OR Statewide
Overall Score	73.3 Difficult	57.1 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#318 of 332 metros	#46 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Retail Trade 63.6 Accommodation and Food Services 63.9 Construction 67.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 69.3 Finance and Insurance 69.7 Information 70.7 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 76.3

Other Services in Other Oregon Metros

Bend 46.1 #125/332 Albany 54.4 #202/332 Grants Pass 56.6 #215/332 Salem 57.4 #222/332 Eugene-Springfield 59.9 #249/332 Corvallis 60.1 #253/332 Medford 60.6 #256/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's 73.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Springfield, MA 73.3 #317/332 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 73.4 #319/332 Helena, MT 74.1 #320/332 Bozeman, MT 74.2 #321/332 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 74.7 #322/332 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 71.7 #316/332 Urban Honolulu, HI 71.7 #315/332 Asheville, NC 75.1 #323/332 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 71.0 #314/332 Pittsfield, MA 70.7 #313/332

Other Services in States Bordering Oregon

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

Idaho 40.8 #20/51 Nevada 45.2 #27/51 Washington 56.1 #44/51 California 57.1 #45/51

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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (96.4) 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment