NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Metro Market Score 59.5 (Challenging), ranked #272 of 330 metros. 570 establishments, 2,865 jobs.

Metro Market Score 59.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

Shreveport-Bossier City's real estate and rental and leasing sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 19.1). That contraction, combined with a 59.5 market score, puts this metro in the bottom quartile for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

88.8

LQ: 1.15

Rank #293 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

39.7

$52,607 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 19.1

Employment growth index

Rank #268 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

15.8

YoY wage change index

570 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Shreveport-Bossier City

570

Establishments

-3.9% YoY

2,865

Total Employment

-3.6% YoY

$52,607

Average Annual Wage

+2.6% YoY

1.15

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Louisiana

#5 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

0.0

matches median (59.5)

Shreveport-Bossier City 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	Shreveport-Bossier City	LA Statewide
Overall Score	59.5 Challenging	44.5 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#272 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 Shreveport-Bossier City

Construction 52.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.9 Finance and Insurance 53.7 Administrative and Support Services 55.6 Retail Trade 67.0 Accommodation and Food Services 70.0

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 New Orleans-Metairie 71.4 #323/330 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 73.0 #325/330 Lafayette 77.6 #330/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Shreveport-Bossier City's 59.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Trenton-Princeton, NJ 59.5 #271/330 Pittsburgh, PA 59.5 #270/330 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 59.2 #269/330 Champaign-Urbana, IL 59.2 #268/330 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 59.9 #273/330 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 60.1 #274/330 Springfield, MA 60.2 #275/330 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 60.2 #276/330 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 58.6 #267/330 Mobile, AL 60.5 #277/330

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 Shreveport-Bossier City's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the employment growth component (80.9) 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment