NAICS 81

Other Services in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

Metro Market Score 39.1 (Moderate), ranked #72 of 332 metros. 304 establishments, 1,286 jobs.

Metro Market Score 39.1

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Moderate

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

🌱Emerging Market

Staunton-Stuarts Draft has a relatively low concentration of other services firms (index: 28.9) paired with positive employment growth. This suggests an underpenetrated market where demand may outpace current supply.

Industry Concentration

28.9

LQ: 0.84

Rank #96 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

41.0

$43,415 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 62.0

Employment growth index

Rank #127 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

51.3

YoY wage change index

304 Other Services Firms in Staunton-Stuarts Draft

304

Establishments

-8.4% YoY

1,286

Total Employment

+2.3% YoY

$43,415

Average Annual Wage

+3.6% YoY

0.84

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Virginia

#2 of 6

other services metros in state

Virginia state rank

#40 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-6.0

better than median (45.1)

Staunton-Stuarts Draft vs Virginia Statewide

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

Measure	Staunton-Stuarts Draft	VA Statewide
Overall Score	39.1 Moderate	50.7 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#72 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft

Retail Trade 36.9 Finance and Insurance 37.1 Administrative and Support Services 37.3 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40.9 Information 42.2 Healthcare and Social Assistance 47.4 Accommodation and Food Services 48.2

Other Services in Other Virginia Metros

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 33.2 #41/332 Lynchburg 43.0 #98/332 Harrisonburg 45.1 #118/332 Winchester 48.4 #141/332 Charlottesville 68.6 #304/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Staunton-Stuarts Draft's 39.1 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Midland, MI 39.0 #71/332 Chambersburg, PA 39.3 #73/332 Niles, MI 39.4 #74/332 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 38.8 #70/332 Elmira, NY 39.5 #75/332 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 38.7 #69/332 Wilmington, NC 38.6 #68/332 Rochester, MN 39.6 #76/332 Wausau, WI 38.6 #67/332 College Station-Bryan, TX 39.7 #77/332

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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft's other services sector, the employment growth component (38.0) 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment