NAICS 44-45

Retail Trade in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Metro Market Score 71.2 (Difficult), ranked #345 of 378 metros. 1,298 establishments, 18,223 jobs.

Metro Market Score 71.2

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

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

⚡Rising Wages

Beaumont-Port Arthur's retail trade sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 8.5). That contraction, combined with a 71.2 market score, puts this metro in the bottom 10% for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

47.4

LQ: 1.13

Rank #179 of 378 metros

Wage Competitiveness

64.3

$39,158 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 8.5

Employment growth index

Rank #347 of 378 metros

Wage Pressure

79.3

YoY wage change index

1,298 Retail Trade Firms in Beaumont-Port Arthur

1,298

Establishments

-2.9% YoY

18,223

Total Employment

-3.4% YoY

$39,158

Average Annual Wage

+3.4% YoY

1.13

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#22 of 25

retail trade metros in state

Texas state rank

#17 of 51

for retail trade entry risk

vs State Median

+20.8

worse than median (50.5)

Beaumont-Port Arthur vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's retail trade market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #17/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Beaumont-Port Arthur	TX Statewide
Overall Score	71.2 Difficult	41.6 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#345 of 378 metros	#17 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur

Information 25.9 Finance and Insurance 36.1 Healthcare and Social Assistance 39.8 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 42.6 Accommodation and Food Services 48.6 Administrative and Support Services 52.2 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55.0 Other Services 59.5 Construction 73.5

Retail Trade in Other Texas Metros

Laredo 34.6 #22/378 Brownsville-Harlingen 37.2 #33/378 Longview 42.7 #66/378 Midland 43.1 #70/378 Waco 43.5 #75/378 Eagle Pass 45.7 #88/378 College Station-Bryan 46.7 #96/378 Corpus Christi 47.9 #108/378 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 48.7 #117/378 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 48.8 #119/378

+ 14 more metros. View all in Texas →

Retail Trade Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Beaumont-Port Arthur's 71.2 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Lafayette, LA 71.2 #344/378 New Haven, CT 71.5 #346/378 Hot Springs, AR 71.6 #347/378 Rapid City, SD 70.8 #343/378 Santa Fe, NM 70.8 #342/378 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 71.8 #348/378 Grants Pass, OR 71.9 #349/378 Vallejo, CA 72.3 #350/378 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 70.2 #341/378 Logan, UT 70.1 #340/378

Retail Trade in States Bordering Texas

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

New Mexico 39.9 #11/51 Oklahoma 46.3 #35/51 Arkansas 51.8 #44/51 Louisiana 52.3 #46/51

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur's retail trade sector, the employment growth component (91.5) 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment