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San Antonio, TX

Metro area in Texas

37 Combined score #64 of 109 metros
Economic
44 #62 of 109
Innovation (Startup & VC)
33 #66 of 109

San Antonio ranks #64 overall, #66 in Startup & VC and #62 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.

Highlights

  • #10 of 109: +460 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
  • #49 of 109: Tech share of jobs: 2.9%
  • #61 of 102: 0.11 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
$3.0M #74 of 109
Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
0.47 #79 of 109
Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
0.01 #70 of 109
Startup exits per year, per 100k people
0.11 #61 of 102
GDP per person
$71K #84 of 109
Patents per 100k people
18 #70 of 103
STEM degrees per 100k people
102 #79 of 109
Tech share of jobs
2.9% #49 of 109
Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
+460 #10 of 109

Top companies

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

  1. Valero Energy Corporation VLO · Energy · San Antonio $123B
  2. H-E-B Grocery Company Private · Business Management Consultants · San Antonio $49.6B
  3. Rush Enterprises Inc. RUSHA · Consumer Discretionary · New Braunfels $7.4B
  4. Zachry Group Private · Construction · San Antonio $6.0B
  5. iHeartMedia Inc. IHRT · Communication Services · San Antonio $3.9B

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

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