New York, unsurprisingly, topped a measure of business density across the nation with 79 establishments per square mile, more than 10 times the national average, a report said citing a study.

The Atlantic Cities, a site run by the publishers of the The Atlantic magazine, said José Lobo of Arizona State University made the calculations using data from the United States Census Bureau’s MSA Business Patterns and the Bureau’s American FactFinder.

Boston was fourth (34.9) in the rankings, Philadelphia was seventh (31.5), Providence 11th (25.9), Baltimore 12th (25.2), Washington, D.C. 14th (25.0), and Hartford 15th (19.6).

Business densities varied from 79 to 0.2 and averaged 6.8 establishments per square mile for the country as a whole.

The following are some metro regions with populations exceeding one million that were ranked in the top 20), along with their rankings, and density:

#1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA, 79
#4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.; 34.9
#7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md; 31.5
#11. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I.-Mass., 25.9
#12. Baltimore-Towson, Md.; 25.2
#14. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV; 25
#15. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Conn.; 19.6
#17. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 17.1

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