NAICS 81

Other Services in Longview, TX

Metro Market Score 53.0 (Challenging), ranked #191 of 332 metros. 469 establishments, 3,077 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

💰High-Cost Market📈Rapid Growth⚡Rising Wages

Longview stands out for high other services labor costs. Wage competitiveness hits 98.8 (above the 70th percentile of metros), and year-over-year wage pressure at 100.0 signals continued increases. Plan for higher payroll if entering this market.

Industry Concentration

32.8

LQ: 0.87

Rank #109 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

98.8

$63,997 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 99.7

Employment growth index

Rank #2 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

100.0

YoY wage change index

469 Other Services Firms in Longview

469

Establishments

+25.1% YoY

3,077

Total Employment

+24.1% YoY

$63,997

Average Annual Wage

+16.9% YoY

0.87

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#12 of 21

other services metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+2.2

worse than median (50.8)

Longview vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Longview	TX Statewide
Overall Score	53.0 Challenging	50.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#191 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 Longview

Accommodation and Food Services 28.6 Finance and Insurance 29.9 Information 31.2 Construction 33.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 42.6 Retail Trade 42.7

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 Longview's 53.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 53.0 #192/332 Syracuse, NY 53.0 #190/332 Grand Junction, CO 52.9 #189/332 Lancaster, PA 52.9 #188/332 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 52.8 #186/332 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 52.8 #187/332 Williamsport, PA 53.3 #193/332 Lexington-Fayette, KY 53.3 #194/332 Flagstaff, AZ 53.3 #195/332 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 52.7 #185/332

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 Longview's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (98.8) 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 Longview, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment