Metro · Density Score
Bismarck, ND
Metro area in North Dakota
13 Combined score #102 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 28 #88 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 3 #106 of 109
Bismarck ranks #102 overall, #106 in Startup & VC and #88 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #24 of 109: +293 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #70 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.3%
- #78 of 109: $72K GDP per person
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $0.21M #98 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.26 #90 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0 #81 of 102
- GDP per person
- $72K #78 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 12 #85 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 61 #94 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.3% #70 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +293 #24 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Everus Construction Group Inc. $3.7B
- Knife River Corporation $3.1B
- MDU Resources Group Inc. $1.9B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
