Main Street Impact

Reinvestment on the Rise

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


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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*:
 $95.33 billion
Buildings Rehabilitated: 314,431
Net Gain in Jobs: 717,723
Net Gain in Businesses: 161,036
These estimates are based on cumulative statistics gathered from 1980 to December 31, 2021, for all designated Main Street communities nationwide.
*Total reinvestment in physical improvements from public & private sources

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2021 Reinvestment Statistics

Dollars Reinvested*:
 $5.76 billion
Buildings Rehabilitated: 10,595
Net Gain in Jobs: 30,402
Net Gain in Businesses: 6,601
Reinvestment Ratio**: $19.34:1

These estimates are based on statistics gathered from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 for all designated Main Street communities nationwide. There were 1,198 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 Main Street America by its coordinating programs. This number is not cumulative and represents investment and organization budgets from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.