NAICS 81

Other Services in Sherman-Denison, TX

Metro Market Score 66.0 (Difficult), ranked #290 of 332 metros. 160 establishments, 902 jobs.

Metro Market Score 66.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market⚡Rising Wages

Sherman-Denison stands out for high other services labor costs. Wage competitiveness hits 91.6 (above the 70th percentile of metros), and year-over-year wage pressure at 98.5 signals continued increases. Plan for higher payroll if entering this market.

Industry Concentration

3.0

LQ: 0.58

Rank #10 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

91.6

$55,485 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 24.4

Employment growth index

Rank #252 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

98.5

YoY wage change index

160 Other Services Firms in Sherman-Denison

160

Establishments

+0.0% YoY

902

Total Employment

-0.2% YoY

$55,485

Average Annual Wage

+16.5% YoY

0.58

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#20 of 21

other services metros in state

Texas state rank

#36 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+15.2

worse than median (50.8)

Sherman-Denison vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Sherman-Denison	TX Statewide
Overall Score	66.0 Difficult	50.1 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#290 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 Sherman-Denison

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 20.8 Information 24.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26.0 Finance and Insurance 39.2 Construction 43.0 Retail Trade 50.5 Administrative and Support Services 51.5 Accommodation and Food Services 60.5 Healthcare and Social Assistance 75.5

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 Sherman-Denison's 66.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 66.0 #289/332 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 65.9 #288/332 Topeka, KS 66.1 #291/332 Flint, MI 65.9 #287/332 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 66.3 #292/332 Trenton-Princeton, NJ 66.4 #293/332 Vallejo, CA 66.4 #294/332 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 65.6 #286/332 Carson City, NV 65.4 #285/332 Birmingham, AL 66.8 #295/332

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 Sherman-Denison's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (91.6) 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 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment