Fort Myers checked in as the second–best small city to start a business in a study by personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub compared the business-friendliness of more than 1,300 small-sized cities. The data set of 18 key metrics ranges from the growth rate of the number of small businesses to investor access and labor costs. Fort Myers posted a total score of 60.92, ranking fifth overall in access to resources, 69th in business environment and 188th in business costs. Fort Myers has one of the highest numbers of investors per capita in the country, leading to the number of small businesses in the city to grow by more than 22% between 2016 and 2022. It ranks in the top 100 for office-space affordability, at $12.20 per square foot, and for the number of startups per capita. Immokalee was 27th, as it ranked 40th in business environment and 219th in business costs.