Metro · Density Score
Detroit, MI
Metro area in Michigan
47 Combined score #48 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 52 #48 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 44 #48 of 109
Detroit ranks #48 overall, #48 in Startup & VC and #48 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #14 of 103: 60 patents per 100k people
- #31 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.3%
- #43 of 109: +132 net migration of 25–44 year olds 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
- $8.4M #49 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.70 #66 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.07 #56 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.08 #68 of 102
- GDP per person
- $79K #63 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 60 #14 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 97 #81 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 3.3% #31 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +132 #43 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Ford Motor Company $187B
- General Motors Company $185B
- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. $31.8B
- Lear Corporation $23.3B
- Aptiv PLC $20.4B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
