The following metrics are designed to provide a measurable look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kern County. Key indicators are divided by the four pillars of business ownership and updated as data becomes available.
The following metrics are designed to provide a measurable look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kern County. Key indicators are divided by the four pillars of business ownership and updated as data becomes available.
(per 1,000 Population)
Score: 77.7
Ranking: 729/3110 Counties
The number of STEM degree graduates (at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate level) per 1,000 individuals from colleges and universities in the county or region.
Source: Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System
2018
Percentage: 11%
Ranking: 6/100 Metros
The annual percentage change in jobs at startup firms-companies less than one year old-in the region.
Source: Metro Monitor, Brookings Institution
2018
Score: 76.4 Ranking: 3/60 Large Metros
A comparative analysis across three key metrics: industry diversity, occupational diversity and worker-class diversity.
Source: WalletHub
Standard Startup Rate
Percentage: 6.11% Ranking: 5/395 Metros
The percentage share of employment in firms less than one year old.
Source: Census Bureau and Moody’s Analytics
Score: 163.1
Ranking: 415/3110 Counties
The proportion of small, high-tech firms in a region relative to the national proportion for high-tech. A value of 1 indicates that the region has a similar number of small firms relative to the nation for each high-tech industry present in the region.
Source: County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau)
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