How concentrated America's physical and engineering r&d labs really are, by metro
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· ALEX Intelligence
18.0%Share of America's Physical and Engineering R&D Labs in Its Top Three Metros — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
#
Metro
Physical and Engineering R&D Labs
1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
813
2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
682
3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
619
4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
617
5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
579
6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
443
7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
401
8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
333
9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
279
10
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
258
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 541715 (Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology))
Measure
Physical and Engineering R&D Labs, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros
(309 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 309 ranked units.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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