NAICS 81

Other Services in Charlottesville, VA

Metro Market Score 68.6 (Difficult), ranked #304 of 332 metros. 974 establishments, 4,577 jobs.

Metro Market Score 68.6

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 Charlottesville are tougher than average. The 68.6 market score reflects a combination of high labor costs, mixed growth signals, and an already crowded field. Rank: #304 of 332 metros.

Industry Concentration

95.2

LQ: 1.33

Rank #316 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

97.9

$61,303 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 61.1

Employment growth index

Rank #130 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

43.6

YoY wage change index

974 Other Services Firms in Charlottesville

974

Establishments

-7.4% YoY

4,577

Total Employment

+2.3% YoY

$61,303

Average Annual Wage

+1.5% YoY

1.33

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Virginia

#6 of 6

other services metros in state

Virginia state rank

#40 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

+23.5

worse than median (45.1)

Charlottesville vs Virginia Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to Virginia overall. The state ranks #40/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Charlottesville	VA Statewide
Overall Score	68.6 Difficult	50.7 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#304 of 332 metros	#40 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 Charlottesville

Construction 52.9 Finance and Insurance 57.0 Information 57.1 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 57.3 Retail Trade 59.8 Accommodation and Food Services 66.9

Other Services in Other Virginia Metros

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 33.2 #41/332 Staunton-Stuarts Draft 39.1 #72/332 Lynchburg 43.0 #98/332 Harrisonburg 45.1 #118/332 Winchester 48.4 #141/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Charlottesville's 68.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 68.4 #303/332 Casper, WY 68.3 #302/332 Punta Gorda, FL 68.2 #301/332 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 69.3 #305/332 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 67.9 #300/332 York-Hanover, PA 67.9 #299/332 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 69.5 #306/332 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 69.5 #307/332 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA 67.7 #298/332 Fargo, ND 67.5 #297/332

Other Services in States Bordering Virginia

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

West Virginia 32.7 #4/51 Tennessee 40.5 #18/51 Kentucky 42.0 #22/51 North Carolina 44.0 #26/51 Maryland 47.8 #34/51 District of Columbia 64.0 #51/51

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 Charlottesville's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (97.9) 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 Charlottesville, VA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment