NAICS 81

Other Services in Huntington-Ashland, WV

Metro Market Score 33.2 (Favorable), ranked #42 of 332 metros. 689 establishments, 3,489 jobs.

Metro Market Score 33.2

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Favorable

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

📈Rapid Growth🌱Emerging Market

Huntington-Ashland ranks in the top quartile for other services market conditions, driven by above-average employment growth. With a market score of 33.2, conditions are relatively favorable compared to most metros.

Industry Concentration

27.1

LQ: 0.84

Rank #90 of 332 metros

Wage Competitiveness

63.3

$47,273 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 98.5

Employment growth index

Rank #6 of 332 metros

Wage Pressure

50.9

YoY wage change index

689 Other Services Firms in Huntington-Ashland

689

Establishments

+13.7% YoY

3,489

Total Employment

+18.2% YoY

$47,273

Average Annual Wage

+3.5% YoY

0.84

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within West Virginia

#1 of 6

other services metros in state

West Virginia state rank

#4 of 51

for other services entry risk

vs State Median

-11.7

better than median (44.9)

Huntington-Ashland vs West Virginia Statewide

How this metro's other services market compares to West Virginia overall. The state ranks #4/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Huntington-Ashland	WV Statewide
Overall Score	33.2 Favorable	32.7 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#42 of 332 metros	#4 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 Huntington-Ashland

Finance and Insurance 28.8 Retail Trade 32.4 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 37.0 Administrative and Support Services 46.0

Other Services in Other West Virginia Metros

Weirton-Steubenville 34.0 #47/332 Morgantown 40.7 #82/332 Wheeling 44.9 #115/332 Beckley 56.4 #213/332 Charleston 62.1 #269/332

Other Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Huntington-Ashland's 33.2 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 33.2 #41/332 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 33.5 #43/332 Las Cruces, NM 33.5 #44/332 Coeur d'Alene, ID 33.6 #45/332 Iowa City, IA 32.9 #40/332 Lebanon, PA 32.8 #39/332 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 32.7 #38/332 Monroe, LA 33.9 #46/332 Joplin, MO 32.5 #37/332 Weirton-Steubenville, WV 34.0 #47/332

Other Services in States Bordering West Virginia

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

Ohio 35.8 #7/51 Pennsylvania 39.5 #17/51 Kentucky 42.0 #22/51 Maryland 47.8 #34/51 Virginia 50.7 #40/51

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 Huntington-Ashland's other services sector, the wage competitiveness component (63.3) 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment