Metro · Density Score
Cleveland, OH
Metro area in Ohio
49 Combined score #43 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 56 #40 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 44 #46 of 109
Cleveland ranks #43 overall, #46 in Startup & VC and #40 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #31 of 109: +229 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #39 of 109: 0.13 Series B+ rounds per year per 100k people
- #40 of 109: $87K 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
- $8.3M #50 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.80 #59 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.13 #39 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.17 #47 of 102
- GDP per person
- $87K #40 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 31 #47 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 129 #68 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.8% #51 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +229 #31 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- The Progressive Corporation $87.6B
- Eaton Corporation plc $27.4B
- The Sherwin-Williams Company $23.6B
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation $21.5B
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. $18.6B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
