NAICS 81

Other Services in York-Hanover, PA

Metro Market Score 67.9 (Difficult), ranked #299 of 332 metros. 953 establishments, 6,712 jobs.

Metro Market Score 67.9

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

York-Hanover's other services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 19.9). That contraction, combined with a 67.9 market score, puts this metro in the bottom 10% for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

88.5

LQ: 1.22

Rank #294 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

36.8

$42,886 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 19.9

Employment growth index

Rank #267 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

62.6

YoY wage change index

953 Other Services Firms in York-Hanover

953

Establishments

+1.2% YoY

6,712

Total Employment

-0.7% YoY

$42,886

Average Annual Wage

+6.7% YoY

1.22

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Pennsylvania

#15 of 16

other services metros in state

Pennsylvania state rank

#17 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+15.0

worse than median (52.9)

York-Hanover vs Pennsylvania Statewide

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

Measure	York-Hanover	PA Statewide
Overall Score	67.9 Difficult	39.5 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#299 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 York-Hanover

Information 33.4 Finance and Insurance 43.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 44.3 Accommodation and Food Services 44.5 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 46.3 Retail Trade 49.8 Administrative and Support Services 53.8 Healthcare and Social Assistance 65.3 Construction 66.1

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 York-Hanover's 67.9 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 67.9 #300/332 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA 67.7 #298/332 Punta Gorda, FL 68.2 #301/332 Fargo, ND 67.5 #297/332 Casper, WY 68.3 #302/332 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 68.4 #303/332 Charlottesville, VA 68.6 #304/332 Colorado Springs, CO 66.9 #296/332 Birmingham, AL 66.8 #295/332 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 69.3 #305/332

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 York-Hanover's other services sector, the employment growth component (80.1) 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 York-Hanover, PA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment