NAICS 54

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Bay City, MI

Metro Market Score 67.0 (Difficult), ranked #219 of 261 metros. 147 establishments, 1,411 jobs.

Metro Market Score 67.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national professional, scientific, and technical services average.

💰High-Cost Market

Bay City's professional, scientific, and technical services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 14.6). That contraction, combined with a 67.0 market score, puts this metro in the bottom quartile for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

54.8

LQ: 0.59

Rank #143 of 261 metros

Wage Competitiveness

79.7

$103,374 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 14.6

Employment growth index

Rank #224 of 261 metros

Wage Pressure

38.9

YoY wage change index

147 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Firms in Bay City

147

Establishments

-16.5% YoY

1,411

Total Employment

-3.3% YoY

$103,374

Average Annual Wage

+3.3% YoY

0.59

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Michigan

#7 of 11

professional, scientific, and technical services metros in state

Michigan state rank

#27 of 51

for professional, scientific, and technical services entry risk

vs State Median

+6.6

worse than median (60.5)

Bay City vs Michigan Statewide

How this metro's professional, scientific, and technical services market compares to Michigan overall. The state ranks #27/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Bay City	MI Statewide
Overall Score	67.0 Difficult	41.2 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#219 of 261 metros	#27 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 Bay City

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23.0 Construction 23.9 Other Services 30.8 Finance and Insurance 31.5 Information 36.2 Healthcare and Social Assistance 51.6 Accommodation and Food Services 64.5 Retail Trade 69.3

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Other Michigan Metros

Muskegon-Norton Shores 7.8 #1/261 Saginaw 32.7 #51/261 Niles 33.3 #53/261 Flint 51.5 #149/261 Midland 52.3 #153/261 Jackson 60.5 #192/261 Kalamazoo-Portage 70.1 #231/261 Battle Creek 70.5 #235/261 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 79.1 #254/261 Ann Arbor 81.1 #257/261

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Bay City's 67.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Barnstable Town, MA 67.1 #220/261 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 67.4 #221/261 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 67.5 #222/261 Colorado Springs, CO 66.4 #218/261 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 66.1 #217/261 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 68.0 #223/261 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 68.2 #224/261 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 65.8 #216/261 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 65.7 #215/261 Pittsfield, MA 68.4 #225/261

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in States Bordering Michigan

State-level entry risk for professional, scientific, and technical services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Wisconsin 35.0 #12/51 Ohio 36.9 #17/51 Indiana 56.7 #50/51

Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for professional, scientific, and technical 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 Bay City's professional, scientific, and technical services sector, the employment growth component (85.4) 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 Bay City, MI MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment