Rochester, NY metro area

The Rochester, NY metropolitan area spans 5 counties and had 1,057,218 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $84.1 billion that year.

New York5 countiesPart of Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY

GDP, 2024$84.1B#56 of 387 · +6.0% nominal

Income per person, 2024$65,468#148 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.7%#128 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.0#128 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Rochester, NYUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 5 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	—	—	13.7%
Government	$9.0B	10.7%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$11.4B	13.5%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$8.5B	10.1%	8.7%
Professional services	—	—	8.0%
Health care	$8.0B	9.5%	7.5%
Wholesale trade	$3.5B	4.2%	6.3%
Retail trade	$4.8B	5.7%	5.9%
Information	$2.0B	2.4%	5.7%
Construction	$3.5B	4.2%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	—	—	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$1.9B	2.3%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	$2.7B	3.2%	3.0%
Other services	$1.6B	1.9%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$1.2B	1.4%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$151M	0.2%	1.3%
Education	$3.7B	4.4%	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$530M	0.6%	1.0%
Agriculture	$241M	0.3%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Livingston County	New York	Outlying	36051
Monroe County	New York	Central	36055
Ontario County	New York	Central	36069
Orleans County	New York	Outlying	36073
Wayne County	New York	Outlying	36117