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Provo–Orem, UT

Metro area in Utah

61 Combined score #15 of 109 metros
Economic
50 #52 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
71 #8 of 109

Provo–Orem ranks #15 overall, #8 in Startup & VC and #52 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #6 of 109: 4.3 early-stage rounds per year per 100k people
  • #6 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 5.4%
  • #10 of 102: 0.52 startup exits 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
$32M #15 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
4.3 #6 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.33 #11 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.52 #10 of 102
GDP per person
$63K #100 of 109
Patents per 100k people
50 #19 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
422 #12 of 109
Tech share of jobs
5.4% #6 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
-1,014 #107 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. Pattern Group Inc. PTRN · Consumer Discretionary · Lehi $2.5B
  2. Green Dot Corporation GDOT · Financials · Provo $2.1B
  3. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. NUS · Healthcare · Provo $1.5B
  4. Waystar Holding Corp. WAY · Technology · Lehi $1.1B
  5. Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. NATR · Healthcare · Lehi $480M

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

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