Metro · Density Score
Worcester, MA
Metro area in Massachusetts
42 Combined score #56 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 52 #47 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 35 #63 of 109
Worcester ranks #56 overall, #63 in Startup & VC and #47 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #13 of 103: 63 patents per 100k people
- #18 of 109: 331 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #29 of 109: $17M in VC 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
- $17M #29 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.89 #57 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.12 #43 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0 #81 of 102
- GDP per person
- $69K #90 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 63 #13 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 331 #18 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.1% #81 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- -18 #63 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Hanover Insurance Group Inc $6.6B
- Consigli Construction $3.7B
- Waters Corporation $3.2B
- Aspen Aerogels Inc. $271M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
