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Retail Trade in Warner Robins, GA

Metro Market Score 66.4 (Difficult), ranked #317 of 378 metros. 679 establishments, 9,217 jobs.

Metro Market Score 66.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national retail trade average.

⚡Rising Wages

Retail Trade employment in Warner Robins contracted year-over-year, placing the growth trend in the bottom quartile at 5.8. Declining job counts can indicate consolidation, population shifts, or reduced local demand. Due diligence on the local economy is especially important here.

Industry Concentration

68.3

LQ: 1.21

Rank #258 of 378 metros

Wage Competitiveness

27.0

$35,419 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 5.8

Employment growth index

Rank #357 of 378 metros

Wage Pressure

71.5

YoY wage change index

679 Retail Trade Firms in Warner Robins

679

Establishments

-1.2% YoY

9,217

Total Employment

-5.2% YoY

$35,419

Average Annual Wage

+1.9% YoY

1.21

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Georgia

#13 of 13

retail trade metros in state

Georgia state rank

#38 of 51

for retail trade entry risk

vs State Median

+12.7

worse than median (53.6)

Warner Robins vs Georgia Statewide

How this metro's retail trade market compares to Georgia overall. The state ranks #38/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Warner Robins	GA Statewide
Overall Score	66.4 Difficult	47.5 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#317 of 378 metros	#38 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 Warner Robins

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 18.7 Finance and Insurance 20.8 Construction 24.6 Administrative and Support Services 43.4 Other Services 45.0 Accommodation and Food Services 50.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 61.1

Retail Trade in Other Georgia Metros

Columbus 30.9 #8/378 Brunswick-St. Simons 36.0 #29/378 Gainesville 39.0 #45/378 Rome 42.8 #67/378 Augusta-Richmond County 43.2 #73/378 Dalton 44.4 #79/378 Albany 53.6 #182/378 Athens-Clarke County 54.2 #193/378 Hinesville 54.6 #194/378 Savannah 58.3 #233/378

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Retail Trade Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Warner Robins's 66.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Utica-Rome, NY 66.3 #316/378 Manchester-Nashua, NH 66.2 #315/378 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 66.6 #318/378 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 66.1 #314/378 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 66.7 #319/378 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 66.0 #313/378 Killeen-Temple, TX 65.8 #312/378 Cape Girardeau, MO 66.9 #320/378 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 67.0 #321/378 Grand Island, NE 65.5 #311/378

Retail Trade in States Bordering Georgia

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

Tennessee 42.8 #22/51 North Carolina 43.4 #25/51 South Carolina 44.3 #30/51 Alabama 46.4 #36/51 Florida 51.0 #43/51

Browse Retail Trade in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for retail trade 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 Warner Robins's retail trade sector, the employment growth component (94.2) 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 Warner Robins, GA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment