Metro · Density Score
Milwaukee, WI
Metro area in Wisconsin
49 Combined score #42 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 56 #38 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 43 #49 of 109
Milwaukee ranks #42 overall, #49 in Startup & VC and #38 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #16 of 103: 56 patents per 100k people
- #32 of 102: 0.25 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #38 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
- $4.6M #61 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.78 #60 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.11 #45 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.25 #32 of 102
- GDP per person
- $87K #38 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 56 #16 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 156 #58 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.8% #53 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +88 #50 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Johnson Controls International plc $23.6B
- Fiserv, Inc. $21.2B
- ManpowerGroup Inc. $18.0B
- Kohl's Corporation $15.5B
- WEC Energy Group, Inc. $9.8B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
