IDQ

Rochester, NY has an exceptionally talented workforce. We have the highest Intellectual Density Quotient of any region in the country. This is where smart people live and smart businesses grow.



Percentage of population age 18 and over enrolled in college or grad school

Percentage of population age 25 and older that have graduated from high school or received equivalency certificate

Patents issued per 1,000 people

Number of workers trained to excel in our knowledge based economy

Number of companies ranked among the best places to work in the country

Intellectual Density Quotient – or IDQ -- is a measurement derived through a comparison of a region's population to its rankings in a core list of recognized standards of success and achievement, providing an assessment of a region's capacity for innovation, creativity, and problem solving. A high IDQ is an indication of a region's potential for productivity and sustainable economic health, and it helps perpetuate a pervasive and contagious culture of success.IDQ is based on these factors:

It's not the size of the region that matters, but what it can accomplish. We pump out more patents per resident, and we have more brains trained to excel in this knowledge-based economy than communities three times our size.