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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

Metro Market Score 73.0 (Difficult), ranked #325 of 330 metros. 222 establishments, 1,391 jobs.

Metro Market Score 73.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

💰High-Cost Market

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux's real estate and rental and leasing sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 9.1). That contraction, combined with a 73.0 market score, puts this metro in the bottom 10% for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

84.2

LQ: 1.08

Rank #278 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

89.1

$74,282 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 9.1

Employment growth index

Rank #301 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

12.0

YoY wage change index

222 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux

222

Establishments

-3.1% YoY

1,391

Total Employment

-6.8% YoY

$74,282

Average Annual Wage

-0.2% YoY

1.08

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Louisiana

#7 of 8

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Louisiana state rank

#34 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

+13.5

worse than median (59.5)

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux vs Louisiana Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Louisiana overall. The state ranks #34/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	LA Statewide
Overall Score	73.0 Difficult	44.5 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#325 of 330 metros	#34 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux

Information 28.2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 35.7 Other Services 37.2 Accommodation and Food Services 37.4 Finance and Insurance 37.5 Administrative and Support Services 41.2 Healthcare and Social Assistance 41.8 Retail Trade 56.7 Construction 58.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other Louisiana Metros

Hammond 19.4 #23/330 Monroe 20.5 #25/330 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 42.6 #166/330 Lake Charles 58.2 #266/330 Shreveport-Bossier City 59.5 #272/330 New Orleans-Metairie 71.4 #323/330 Lafayette 77.6 #330/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux's 73.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 73.0 #324/330 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 71.4 #323/330 New Haven, CT 75.1 #326/330 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 70.5 #322/330 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 70.4 #321/330 Grants Pass, OR 75.8 #327/330 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 70.2 #320/330 Odessa, TX 75.9 #328/330 Naples-Marco Island, FL 70.1 #319/330 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 76.2 #329/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Louisiana

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Mississippi 30.0 #8/51 Arkansas 30.5 #12/51 Texas 41.4 #28/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the employment growth component (90.9) 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment