NAICS 44-45

Retail Trade in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY

Metro Market Score 66.0 (Difficult), ranked #313 of 378 metros. 2,442 establishments, 34,169 jobs.

Metro Market Score 66.0

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

💰High-Cost Market

Wage costs in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh's retail trade sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 86.8 and rising pressure at 61.7. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

77.3

LQ: 1.27

Rank #292 of 378 metros

Wage Competitiveness

86.8

$42,869 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 57.9

Employment growth index

Rank #160 of 378 metros

Wage Pressure

61.7

YoY wage change index

2,442 Retail Trade Firms in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh

2,442

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

34,169

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$42,869

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.27

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within New York

#9 of 13

retail trade metros in state

New York state rank

#49 of 51

for retail trade entry risk

vs State Median

+2.0

worse than median (63.9)

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh vs New York Statewide

How this metro's retail trade market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #49/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh	NY Statewide
Overall Score	66.0 Difficult	57.2 High
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#313 of 378 metros	#49 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 43.2 Finance and Insurance 43.7 Information 48.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52.3 Construction 53.2 Accommodation and Food Services 55.1 Administrative and Support Services 57.2 Other Services 65.6 Healthcare and Social Assistance 67.9

Retail Trade in Other New York Metros

Ithaca 34.3 #19/378 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 42.4 #62/378 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 55.5 #202/378 Syracuse 57.9 #230/378 Binghamton 60.2 #254/378 Rochester 62.6 #281/378 Elmira 63.9 #299/378 Kingston 64.4 #304/378 Utica-Rome 66.3 #316/378 New York-Newark-Jersey City 70.0 #339/378

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Retail Trade Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh's 66.0 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 66.1 #314/378 Killeen-Temple, TX 65.8 #312/378 Manchester-Nashua, NH 66.2 #315/378 Utica-Rome, NY 66.3 #316/378 Warner Robins, GA 66.4 #317/378 Grand Island, NE 65.5 #311/378 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 65.3 #310/378 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 66.6 #318/378 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 66.7 #319/378 Cape Girardeau, MO 66.9 #320/378

Retail Trade in States Bordering New York

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

Massachusetts 37.1 #4/51 Pennsylvania 38.1 #6/51 New Jersey 43.7 #27/51 Connecticut 44.7 #31/51 Vermont 52.1 #45/51

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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh's retail trade sector, the wage competitiveness component (86.8) 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment