Potter County, TX: 14 findings, 1 at a watch level and 13 noted
14 findings fired for Potter County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $147,877 in September 2026 and covered employment of 78,002 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Potter County, TX.
12 findings #
watchPotter County, TX's covered employment is -0.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's average weekly wage was 5.0% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
notePotter County, TX's typical asking rent rose 1.0% from $1,121 in August 2026 to $1,133 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (1133.1129385964912 - 1121.467419454597) / 1121.467419454597 × 100
- 1133.1129385964912 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1121.467419454597 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
notePotter County, TX's covered employment was 0.2% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -0.2 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
notePotter County, TX's covered employment of 78,002 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Amarillo metro, against a median of 6,838.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Amarillo metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's covered employment of -0.2% ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Amarillo metro, against a median of +0.8%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Amarillo metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's momentum index of 0.42 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Amarillo metro, against a median of 0.55.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Amarillo metro that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's price-to-rent ratio of 10.9 ranks 1,315th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's price-to-rent ratio of 10.9 ranks 91st of 98 Texas counties, against a median of 15.7.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 98 Texas counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's typical asking rent of $1,133 ranks 90th of 98 Texas counties, against a median of $1,449.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 98 Texas counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePotter County, TX's years of wages of 2.3 ranks 2,791st of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Potter County, TX is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
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