NAICS 81

Other Services in Abilene, TX

Metro Market Score 49.8 (Challenging), ranked #157 of 332 metros. 372 establishments, 2,161 jobs.

Metro Market Score 49.8

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Other Services conditions in Abilene are mixed. The 49.8 market score puts it at #157 of 332, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

51.5

LQ: 0.97

Rank #171 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

34.9

$42,471 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 41.0

Employment growth index

Rank #197 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

52.4

YoY wage change index

372 Other Services Firms in Abilene

372

Establishments

-0.5% YoY

2,161

Total Employment

+0.5% YoY

$42,471

Average Annual Wage

+3.9% YoY

0.97

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#9 of 21

other services metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-1.0

better than median (50.8)

Abilene vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #36/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Abilene	TX Statewide
Overall Score	49.8 Challenging	50.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#157 of 332 metros	#36 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 Abilene

Accommodation and Food Services 41.6 Finance and Insurance 42.0 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 42.9 Information 46.4 Construction 50.3 Administrative and Support Services 67.7 Retail Trade 72.9

Other Services in Other Texas Metros

Eagle Pass 29.7 #22/332 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 30.1 #25/332 Brownsville-Harlingen 30.1 #26/332 College Station-Bryan 39.7 #77/332 Tyler 41.3 #84/332 Laredo 43.1 #100/332 Lubbock 44.7 #111/332 Wichita Falls 45.5 #123/332 San Antonio-New Braunfels 50.5 #162/332 San Angelo 50.8 #171/332

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Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Abilene's 49.8 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA 49.8 #158/332 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 49.7 #156/332 Tulsa, OK 49.9 #159/332 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 49.6 #155/332 Grand Island, NE 49.6 #154/332 Fort Wayne, IN 49.5 #153/332 Jacksonville, NC 49.4 #152/332 Salinas, CA 50.2 #160/332 Chico, CA 49.4 #151/332 Albuquerque, NM 49.3 #150/332

Other Services in States Bordering Texas

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

Arkansas 38.8 #15/51 Oklahoma 40.6 #19/51 Louisiana 41.9 #21/51 New Mexico 50.1 #37/51

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 Abilene's other services sector, the employment growth component (59.0) 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 Abilene, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment