Metro · Density Score
Spokane, WA
Metro area in Washington
28 Combined score #81 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 24 #94 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 33 #67 of 109
Spokane ranks #81 overall, #67 in Startup & VC and #94 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #35 of 109: +189 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
- #40 of 102: 0.21 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #61 of 109: 150 STEM degrees 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
- $1.2M #85 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.53 #76 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0 #72 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.21 #40 of 102
- GDP per person
- $69K #89 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 13 #81 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 150 #61 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.3% #73 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +189 #35 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Itron, Inc. $2.4B
- Avista Corporation $2.0B
- Clearwater Paper Corporation $1.6B
- Key Tronic Corporation $387M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
