Metro · Density Score
Rochester, NY
Metro area in New York
43 Combined score #54 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 59 #34 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 32 #68 of 109
Rochester ranks #54 overall, #68 in Startup & VC and #34 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #13 of 109: 385 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #29 of 103: 40 patents per 100k people
- #46 of 109: 0.10 Series B+ 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
- $2.3M #76 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.68 #68 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.10 #46 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.03 #80 of 102
- GDP per person
- $80K #61 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 40 #29 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 385 #13 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.9% #48 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -148 #76 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Wegmans Food Markets $13.1B
- Constellation Brands Inc. $9.8B
- Paychex Inc. $6.5B
- USA TODAY Co. Inc. $2.3B
- Seneca Foods Corp. $1.7B
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
