Metro · Density Score
Houston, TX
Metro area in Texas
57 Combined score #27 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 64 #19 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 51 #27 of 109
Houston ranks #27 overall, #27 in Startup & VC and #19 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #21 of 109: $96K GDP per person
- #31 of 109: $16M in VC per year per 100k people
- #34 of 109: 1.4 early-stage rounds per year 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
- $16M #31 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 1.4 #34 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.15 #34 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.24 #34 of 102
- GDP per person
- $96K #21 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 34 #38 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 86 #87 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.5% #61 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +166 #38 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- ExxonMobil Corporation $332B
- Chevron Corporation $189B
- Phillips 66 $137B
- Sysco Corporation $84.6B
- ConocoPhillips $61.5B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
