NAICS 81

Other Services in Odessa, TX

Metro Market Score 64.9 (Difficult), ranked #282 of 332 metros. 320 establishments, 2,962 jobs.

Metro Market Score 64.9

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Market conditions for other services in Odessa are tougher than average. The 64.9 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #282 of 332 metros.

Industry Concentration

89.5

LQ: 1.23

Rank #297 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

97.0

$60,481 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 65.1

Employment growth index

Rank #117 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

38.8

YoY wage change index

320 Other Services Firms in Odessa

320

Establishments

+0.0% YoY

2,962

Total Employment

+2.6% YoY

$60,481

Average Annual Wage

+0.2% YoY

1.23

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#19 of 21

other services metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+14.0

worse than median (50.8)

Odessa vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Odessa	TX Statewide
Overall Score	64.9 Difficult	50.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#282 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 Odessa

Information 17.1 Finance and Insurance 22.9 Healthcare and Social Assistance 35.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 35.7 Retail Trade 49.8 Administrative and Support Services 52.4 Accommodation and Food Services 54.6 Construction 57.5 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 75.9

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 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 Odessa's 64.9 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI 64.9 #283/332 Missoula, MT 65.1 #284/332 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 64.5 #281/332 Carson City, NV 65.4 #285/332 Anchorage, AK 64.1 #280/332 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 65.6 #286/332 Flint, MI 65.9 #287/332 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 65.9 #288/332 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 66.0 #289/332 Youngstown-Warren, OH 63.7 #279/332

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 Odessa's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (97.0) 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 Odessa, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment