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MEADOWLANDS
REGION OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
Located just a few miles outside of New York City, the bustling area comprising the Greater Meadowlands Region is among the powerful economic drivers of the Northeast megalopolis, also known as the Northeast Corridor or Boston–Washington corridor. The world's largest megalopolis in terms of economic output and the second most populous corridor in the country, it’s home to nearly one in six Americans.
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The Meadowlands region sits at the geographic core and is crowned by MetLife Stadium, the Meadowlands Racetrack, and the American Dream Meadowlands. Its marshlands, nature preserves and unique ecological profile cohabitate and flourish in concert with Fortune 500 firms, technology startups, development plans, manufacturing firms and innovation around every corner.
The corridor’s main thoroughfare, Interstate 95, is locally the 117-mile New Jersey Turnpike running through the Meadowlands region. Airports, cargo ships, freight and passenger trains make the area a highly soughtafter locale for businesses seeking to relocate, startup or expand.
We’re open for business. And we invite you to discover how your organization can grow with us here in the Meadowlands.
Quick Stats
Total Population: 982,125
Median Household Income: $80,130
Labor Force: 586,021
Number of Employers: 789,431
Total Establishments: 97,413
WHY THE MEADOWLANDS?
Highly educated and trained workforce, with 43.44% of the population having an associates, bachelors or post-graduate degree.
Easy access to numerous regional and international markets.
Centrally located several miles from Manhattan in the nucleus of the Northeast Corridor, right along the NJ Turnpike, with easy access to numerous major and interstate roadways.
An international logistics and transportation hub that’s home to Teterboro Airport and just 10 miles from Newark International Airport, 16 miles from LaGuardia Airport and 21 miles from John F. Kennedy Airport.
Quick convenient access to the largest container port on the East Coast and the second biggest in the U.S.
Home to 20 colleges and universities with 300 institutions located within 50 miles.
For more information contact (201) 939-0707 or email mrc@meadowlands.org
A special thank you to our economic development partners (see page 24).
