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Retail Trade in Texarkana, TX

Metro Market Score 52.4 (Challenging), ranked #167 of 378 metros. 536 establishments, 7,683 jobs.

Metro Market Score 52.4

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

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

📈Rapid Growth⚡Rising Wages

Despite a mature retail trade presence (concentration: 86.8), Texarkana is still adding jobs in this sector. Growth trend sits at 82.8, and the overall 52.4 market score lands in the upper half. Established markets with growth are worth a closer look.

Industry Concentration

86.8

LQ: 1.34

Rank #328 of 378 metros

Wage Competitiveness

45.0

$37,042 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 82.8

Employment growth index

Rank #66 of 378 metros

Wage Pressure

71.5

YoY wage change index

536 Retail Trade Firms in Texarkana

536

Establishments

+1.3% YoY

7,683

Total Employment

+1.4% YoY

$37,042

Average Annual Wage

+1.9% YoY

1.34

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Texas

#15 of 25

retail trade metros in state

Texas state rank

#17 of 51

for retail trade entry risk

vs State Median

+1.9

worse than median (50.5)

Texarkana vs Texas Statewide

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

Measure	Texarkana	TX Statewide
Overall Score	52.4 Challenging	41.6 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#167 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 Texarkana

Administrative and Support Services 26.4 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 29.5 Construction 44.4 Finance and Insurance 46.9

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 Texarkana's 52.4 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Winchester, VA 52.4 #166/378 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 52.3 #165/378 Lewiston, ID 52.5 #168/378 Ann Arbor, MI 52.6 #169/378 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 52.1 #164/378 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 52.7 #170/378 Portland-South Portland, ME 52.7 #171/378 Lincoln, NE 52.8 #172/378 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 52.8 #173/378 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 52.0 #163/378

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 Texarkana's retail trade sector, the industry concentration 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 Texarkana, TX-AR MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment