NAICS 81

Other Services in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Metro Market Score 73.4 (Difficult), ranked #319 of 332 metros. 1,575 establishments, 11,322 jobs.

Metro Market Score 73.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Harrisburg-Carlisle stands out for high other services labor costs. Wage competitiveness hits 78.3 (above the 70th percentile of metros), and year-over-year wage pressure at 56.4 signals continued increases. Plan for higher payroll if entering this market.

Industry Concentration

78.6

LQ: 1.12

Rank #261 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

78.3

$50,148 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 23.8

Employment growth index

Rank #254 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

56.4

YoY wage change index

1,575 Other Services Firms in Harrisburg-Carlisle

1,575

Establishments

-1.2% YoY

11,322

Total Employment

-0.2% YoY

$50,148

Average Annual Wage

+5.0% YoY

1.12

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Pennsylvania

#16 of 16

other services metros in state

Pennsylvania state rank

#17 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+20.5

worse than median (52.9)

Harrisburg-Carlisle vs Pennsylvania Statewide

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

Measure	Harrisburg-Carlisle	PA Statewide
Overall Score	73.4 Difficult	39.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#319 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle

Information 44.6 Construction 45.7 Retail Trade 46.5 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.6 Healthcare and Social Assistance 53.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56.7 Finance and Insurance 67.0

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 Harrisburg-Carlisle's 73.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR 73.3 #318/332 Springfield, MA 73.3 #317/332 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 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle's other services sector, the employment growth component (76.2) 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment