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Bozeman, MT

Metro area in Montana

64 Combined score #12 of 109 metros
Economic
69 #14 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
61 #14 of 109

Bozeman ranks #12 overall, #14 in Startup & VC and #14 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #4 of 109: 868 STEM degrees per 100k people
  • #7 of 109: 3.9 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #15 of 103: 58 patents per 100k people

The inputs

Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.

Venture capital per year, per 100k people
$32M #16 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
3.9 #7 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.28 #16 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0 #81 of 102
GDP per person
$92K #26 of 109
Patents per 100k people
58 #15 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
868 #4 of 109
Tech share of jobs
2.4% #69 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+98 #48 of 109

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.

  1. Fair Isaac Corporation FICO · Industrials · Bozeman $2.0B
  2. Xtant Medical Holdings Inc. XTNT · Healthcare · Belgrade $134M
  3. Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings Inc. BAER · Industrials · Belgrade $123M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

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