Main Street Impact - Main Street America

Reinvestment on the Rise

$95.33 billion reinvested, 161,036 businesses started, 717,723 jobs created, and 314,431 buildings rehabilitated since 1980.

Main Street = Economic Impact

The cumulative success of the Main Street Approach® and Main Street America programs on the local level has earned Main Street the reputation as one of the most powerful economic revitalization tools in the nation. The National Main Street Center conducts research to document this by annually collecting statistical information on the preservation, revitalization, and economic activities in local Main Street programs throughout the country.

Cumulative Reinvestment Statistics

*Dollars Reinvested:**	$101.58 billion
Buildings Rehabilitated:	325,119
Net Gain in Jobs:	746,897
Net Gain in Businesses:	168,693

These estimates are based on cumulative statistics gathered from 1980 to December 31, 2022, for all designated Main Street communities nationwide.
*Total reinvestment in physical improvements from public & private sources

View Statistics from 2010 - 2022

2022 Reinvestment Statistics

*Dollars Reinvested:**	$6.25 billion
Buildings Rehabilitated:	10,688
Net Gain in Jobs:	29,174
Net Gain in Businesses:	7,657
Reinvestment Ratio:**	$24.07:1

The following estimates are based on statistics gathered from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 for all designated Main Street communities nationwide. There were 1,200 programs included in this report.
*Total reinvestment in physical improvements from public & private sources
**The Reinvestment Ratio measures the amount of new investment that occurs, on average, for every dollar a participating community spends to support the operation of its Main Street program, based on median annual program costs reported to the National Main Street Center by its coordinating programs. This number is not cumulative and represents investment and organization budgets from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.