Roanoke Chamber of Commerce

Roanoke is considered a Medium City with a population of 216,177 and 17,827 businesses. 149 in 2018 were added to the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce business directory which was less than 2017 which had 211. The economy of Roanoke employs 137,705 people and has an unemployment rate of 6.6%. Some of the largest industries in Roanoke are Professional Services (1,273),Restaurants (538), and Physicians & Surgeon (514).