NAICS 81

Other Services in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Metro Market Score 57.5 (Challenging), ranked #225 of 332 metros. 15,644 establishments, 103,723 jobs.

Metro Market Score 57.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

💰High-Cost Market

Wage costs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington's other services sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 92.8 and rising pressure at 67.4. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

30.7

LQ: 0.86

Rank #102 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

92.8

$56,123 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 56.0

Employment growth index

Rank #147 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

67.4

YoY wage change index

15,644 Other Services Firms in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

15,644

Establishments

-2.8% YoY

103,723

Total Employment

+1.8% YoY

$56,123

Average Annual Wage

+8.0% YoY

0.86

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#15 of 21

other services metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+6.7

worse than median (50.8)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	TX Statewide
Overall Score	57.5 Challenging	50.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#225 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

Retail Trade 54.0 Healthcare and Social Assistance 54.3 Construction 56.4 Accommodation and Food Services 60.6 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 61.5 Finance and Insurance 64.7 Information 69.3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 75.3

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 Abilene 49.8 #157/332 San Antonio-New Braunfels 50.5 #162/332

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Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington's 57.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 57.5 #224/332 Cleveland, OH 57.6 #226/332 Duluth, MN 57.5 #223/332 Canton-Massillon, OH 57.6 #227/332 Eau Claire, WI 57.4 #221/332 Salem, OR 57.4 #222/332 Providence-Warwick, RI 57.7 #228/332 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 57.7 #229/332 Cedar Rapids, IA 57.9 #230/332 Farmington, NM 57.2 #220/332

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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (92.8) 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment