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Orlando, FL

Metro area in Florida

46 Combined score #50 of 109 metros
Economic
40 #71 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
51 #29 of 109

Orlando ranks #50 overall, #29 in Startup & VC and #71 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #34 of 109: $14M in VC per year per 100k people
  • #37 of 109: 1.3 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #37 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 3.1%

The inputs

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

Venture capital per year, per 100k people
$14M #34 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
1.3 #37 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.12 #42 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.06 #72 of 102
GDP per person
$79K #65 of 109
Patents per 100k people
26 #55 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
157 #56 of 109
Tech share of jobs
3.1% #37 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
-297 #89 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. Darden Restaurants Inc. DRI · Consumer Discretionary · Orlando $13.2B
  2. Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV · Consumer Discretionary · Orlando $5.0B
  3. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation VAC · Real Estate · Orlando $5.0B
  4. Travel Leisure Co. TNL · Consumer Discretionary · Orlando $4.0B
  5. United Parks & Resorts Inc. PRKS · Consumer Discretionary · Orlando $1.7B

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

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