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500 miles from 41% of the US population and 59% of Canada's = one big market.

750,000 workforce + 20,000 new grads = one mighty labor pool. 

Buffalo Niagara by the numbers. Do the Math!  And when you apply the multiplier factor - hassle-free living - you can see that we're a region where it all adds up for businesses starting out, growing, and locating in Buffalo Niagara::Where Business Works.

We're educated. Western New York is home to 15 four-year colleges and universities and 20 two-year schools, annually graduating more than 20,000.  We're affordable. With median regional housing prices slightly above $120,000, average household income of $53,000, and health insurance costs 25% below the national average, our workforce is affordable.  We're formidable. Our workforce is 750,000 strong, with the skills and education for 21st century jobs - and an old-fashioned work ethic: our absenteeism and turnover rates are among the lowest in the country.  We're growing.  Employment in Buffalo Niagara has grown .9% since January 2008.

Demographic Summary            Consumer Expenditure Summary

     Western New York                                            Western New York

     Buffalo Niagara MSA                                      Buffalo Niagara MSA

     Allegany County                                             Allegany County 
                                                                                                 
     Cattaraugus County                                        Cattaraugus County 
                                                                                                    
     Chautauqua County                                        Chautauqua County 
                                                                                                    
     Erie County                                                     Erie County 
                                                                                                    
     Genesee County                                             Genesee County 
                                                                                                    
     Niagara County                                               Niagara County 
                                                                                                    
     Orleans County                                               Orleans County   

     Wyoming County                                            Wyoming County