We’ve seen, and run, plenty of stories about which cities are the best to start and build a business. But how about the employees? What are the best cities in which to work at a small business?

WalletHub recently crunched those numbers, using a combination of factors meant to represent the environment for small businesses as well as a region’s overall economic environment. Overall, the South and West seem to host more businesses that are hospitable to their employees, while cities in the Northeast generally don’t appear in the rankings until much further down. At number 10, Boston was the highest-ranked city in the Northeast, well below Austin, Omaha, and Raleigh. San Francisco came in 23rd; San Jose was number 34.

The metro areas that ranked the best for their small business economic environments were:

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