NAICS 81

Other Services in Erie, PA

Metro Market Score 55.7 (Challenging), ranked #209 of 332 metros. 678 establishments, 4,629 jobs.

Metro Market Score 55.7

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 Erie's other services sector. The wage competitiveness index of 3.9 puts it among the lowest-cost metros, and wage pressure at 26.4 suggests that gap is holding steady.

Industry Concentration

93.1

LQ: 1.29

Rank #309 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

3.9

$34,436 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 12.7

Employment growth index

Rank #291 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

26.4

YoY wage change index

678 Other Services Firms in Erie

678

Establishments

+0.1% YoY

4,629

Total Employment

-2.7% YoY

$34,436

Average Annual Wage

-3.2% YoY

1.29

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Pennsylvania

#12 of 16

other services metros in state

Pennsylvania state rank

#17 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+2.9

worse than median (52.9)

Erie vs Pennsylvania Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Pennsylvania overall. The state ranks #17/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Erie	PA Statewide
Overall Score	55.7 Challenging	39.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#209 of 332 metros	#17 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 Erie

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 17.6 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 30.6 Information 32.4 Construction 36.6 Administrative and Support Services 41.5 Accommodation and Food Services 49.0 Retail Trade 49.3 Finance and Insurance 49.5 Healthcare and Social Assistance 54.3

Other Services in Other Pennsylvania Metros

State College 30.2 #27/332 Lebanon 32.8 #39/332 Chambersburg 39.3 #73/332 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 40.2 #80/332 Reading 42.7 #95/332 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 44.0 #109/332 Pittsburgh 46.4 #128/332 Gettysburg 46.4 #129/332 Lancaster 52.9 #188/332 Williamsport 53.3 #193/332

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Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Erie's 55.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 55.6 #208/332 Killeen-Temple, TX 55.9 #210/332 Boulder, CO 55.5 #207/332 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 55.4 #206/332 Decatur, AL 56.2 #211/332 Muncie, IN 56.2 #212/332 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC 55.2 #205/332 Madison, WI 55.0 #204/332 Beckley, WV 56.4 #213/332 Raleigh-Cary, NC 56.5 #214/332

Other Services in States Bordering Pennsylvania

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

West Virginia 32.7 #4/51 Ohio 35.8 #7/51 Delaware 45.5 #28/51 Maryland 47.8 #34/51 New Jersey 53.8 #43/51 New York 57.7 #47/51

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 Erie's other services sector, the employment growth component (87.3) 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 Erie, PA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment