Two views of Philadelphia's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Philadelphia’s economy is broad rather than single-track: sports scores 10/10, while healthcare, retail, manufacturing and technology each score 9/10. Company registrations also show strong representation in marketing, real estate, software and healthcare.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Marketing and Advertising | 390 |
| Real Estate | 378 |
| Computer Software | 331 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 302 |
| Information Technology and Services | 263 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 243 |
| Financial Services | 241 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 234 |
| Internet | 208 |
| Food & Beverages | 179 |
| Law Practice | 174 |
| Management Consulting | 172 |
| Biotechnology | 156 |
| Education Management | 153 |
| Design | 136 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 132 |
| Architecture & Planning | 131 |
| Retail | 120 |
| Insurance | 114 |
| Construction | 106 |
| Medical Devices | 105 |
| Entertainment | 105 |
| Legal Services | 103 |
| Medical Practice | 88 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 87 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 10 | 4.72 |
| Website designer | 7 | 4.95 |
| Marketing agency | 6 | 4.6 |
| Advertising agency | 6 | 4.77 |
| Trucking company | 5 | 4.1 |
| Business management consultant | 4 | 4.63 |
| Internet marketing service | 4 | 4.4 |
| Design agency | 3 | 4.8 |
| Unclassified | 3 | — |
| Law firm | 3 | 4.03 |
| Personal injury attorney | 2 | 4.7 |
| Shipping company | 2 | 3.6 |
| Video production service | 2 | 4.85 |
| Criminal justice attorney | 2 | 4.3 |
| ₹₹ | 2 | 4.15 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark | retail | 273,879 | 1939 |
| Comcast | media production | 186,000 | 1963 |
| Xfinity | entertainment | 186,000 | 2002 |
| Cigna | health, wellness and fitness | 72,500 | 1792 |
| Comcast | telecommunications | 60,444 | 1963 |
| Day & Zimmermann | construction | 51,000 | 1901 |
| BAYADA Home Health Care | hospital & health care | 41,363 | 1975 |
| Urban Outfitters | apparel & fashion | 26,000 | 1970 |
| Pep Boys | retail | 22,000 | 1921 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | hospital & health care | 20,210 | |
| URBN | apparel & fashion | 16,795 | 1970 |
| Airgas | chemicals | 16,770 | 1982 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | hospital & health care | 15,801 | 1855 |
| Rohm and Haas | chemicals | 15,490 | 1909 |
| Wawa | retail | 15,055 | 1964 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | higher education | 13,984 | 1824 |
| Farlex | e-learning | 12,681 | 2009 |
| Main Line Health | hospital & health care | 12,395 | 1985 |
| Enviri | legal services | 12,000 | 1853 |
| Aramark | food & beverages | 10,950 | 2005 |
| Temple Health | hospital & health care | 9,036 | 2000 |
| The Wharton School | management consulting | 9,023 | 1881 |
| Einstein Healthcare Network | hospital & health care | 8,700 | 1865 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | hospital & health care | 8,680 | 1983 |
| Comcast Business | telecommunications | 8,303 |
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