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Based on the data from 2002 when the population of Cambridge, Massachusetts was 101,807

 

Industry
Description

Number of
Establishments

Number of
Employees

Annual Payroll
($1,000)

Shpmts / Sales / Recpts
($1,000)

Manufacturing

100

5,241

$263,830

$1,234,243

  Food mfg

17

1,008

$32,703

$139,528

  Sugar & confectionery product mfg

6

773

$25,447

$102,631

  Chemical mfg

12

1,808

$116,707

$766,241

  Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg

10

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg

10

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Pharmaceutical preparation mfg

5

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Computer & electronic product mfg

18

1,030

$57,031

$130,327

  Semiconductor & other electronic component mfg

4

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Semiconductor & other electronic component mfg

4

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Semiconductor & related device mfg

4

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Miscellaneous mfg

9

577

$21,362

$95,114

Wholesale trade

105

2,007

$129,389

$1,119,300

  Durable goods merchant wholesalers

64

793

$40,995

$367,592

  Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers

16

196

$12,740

$107,357

  Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers

11

95

$4,547

$22,232

  Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

10

268

$12,414

$120,167

  Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers

4

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers

4

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

37

1,176

$85,470

$735,368

  Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers

6

199

$9,036

$89,885

  Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers

3

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers

3

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers

3

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

16

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

7

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

7

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

4

38

$2,924

$16,340

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

4

38

$2,924

$16,340

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

4

38

$2,924

$16,340

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

4

38

$2,924

$16,340

Retail trade

498

7,206

$153,970

$1,202,824

  Motor vehicle & parts dealers

8

130

$3,167

$58,468

  Used car dealers

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Used car dealers

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Furniture & home furnishings stores

42

349

$9,029

$62,233

  Furniture stores

17

137

$4,618

$35,019

  Furniture stores

17

137

$4,618

$35,019

  Furniture stores

17

137

$4,618

$35,019

  Home furnishings stores

25

212

$4,411

$27,214

  Floor covering stores

5

28

$919

$5,696

  Floor covering stores

5

28

$919

$5,696

  Other home furnishings stores

20

184

$3,492

$21,518

  All other home furnishings stores

19

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Electronics & appliance stores

26

480

$10,475

$112,702

  Electronics & appliance stores

26

480

$10,475

$112,702

  Appliance, television, & other electronics stores

14

328

$6,892

$68,229

  Household appliance stores

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Radio, television, & other electronics stores

12

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Computer & software stores

8

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Computer & software stores

8

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Camera & photographic supplies stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Camera & photographic supplies stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers

13

228

$9,860

$56,831

  Building material & supplies dealers

13

228

$9,860

$56,831

  Paint & wallpaper stores

3

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Paint & wallpaper stores

3

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Hardware stores

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Hardware stores

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other building material dealers

5

116

$6,927

$43,696

  Other building material dealers

5

116

$6,927

$43,696

  Food & beverage stores

85

1,838

$40,414

$287,423

  Grocery stores

49

1,612

$35,750

$248,374

  Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores

31

1,541

$34,715

$235,572

  Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores

31

1,541

$34,715

$235,572

  Convenience stores

18

71

$1,035

$12,802

  Convenience stores

18

71

$1,035

$12,802

  Specialty food stores

17

110

$2,195

$14,638

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

19

116

$2,469

$24,411

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

19

116

$2,469

$24,411

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

19

116

$2,469

$24,411

  Health & personal care stores

40

563

$10,719

$86,696

  Health & personal care stores

40

563

$10,719

$86,696

  Pharmacies & drug stores

16

373

$7,116

$68,260

  Pharmacies & drug stores

16

373

$7,116

$68,260

  Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores

7

65

$809

$5,129

  Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores

7

65

$809

$5,129

  Optical goods stores

9

67

$1,588

$5,609

  Optical goods stores

9

67

$1,588

$5,609

  Other health & personal care stores

8

58

$1,206

$7,698

  Food (health) supplement stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  All other health & personal care stores

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Gasoline stations

27

97

$1,930

$34,828

  Gasoline stations

27

97

$1,930

$34,828

  Other gasoline stations

21

71

$1,319

$26,818

  Other gasoline stations

21

71

$1,319

$26,818

  Clothing & clothing accessories stores

108

1,543

$22,872

$173,159

  Clothing stores

68

1,206

$16,070

$123,281

  Men's clothing stores

5

54

$1,426

$7,494

  Men's clothing stores

5

54

$1,426

$7,494

  Women's clothing stores

23

236

$3,656

$28,250

  Women's clothing stores

23

236

$3,656

$28,250

  Children's & infants' clothing stores

5

49

$509

$3,694

  Children's & infants' clothing stores

5

49

$509

$3,694

  Family clothing stores

26

775

$9,416

$76,554

  Family clothing stores

26

775

$9,416

$76,554

  Clothing accessories stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Clothing accessories stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other clothing stores

3

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other clothing stores

3

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Shoe stores

24

211

$3,496

$27,470

  Shoe stores

24

211

$3,496

$27,470

  Shoe stores

24

211

$3,496

$27,470

  Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores

16

126

$3,306

$22,408

  Jewelry stores

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Jewelry stores

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Luggage & leather goods stores

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Luggage & leather goods stores

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores in Cambridge

53

795

$13,601

$108,331

  Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores

24

267

$3,774

$29,954

  Sporting goods stores

11

127

$1,674

$13,443

  Sporting goods stores

11

127

$1,674

$13,443

  Hobby, toy, & game stores

8

114

$1,679

$14,213

  Hobby, toy, & game stores

8

114

$1,679

$14,213

  Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores

3

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores

3

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Musical instrument & supplies stores

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Musical instrument & supplies stores

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Book, periodical, & music stores

29

528

$9,827

$78,377

  Book stores & news dealers

19

364

$7,701

$54,631

  Book stores

16

329

$7,186

$51,867

  News dealers & newsstands

3

35

$515

$2,764

  Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores

10

164

$2,126

$23,746

  Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores

10

164

$2,126

$23,746

  General merchandise stores

5

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Department stores (expt discount dept stores)

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  All other general merchandise stores

3

11

$208

$2,772

  All other general merchandise stores

3

11

$208

$2,772

  Miscellaneous store retailers

60

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Florists

9

41

$1,212

$5,472

  Florists

9

41

$1,212

$5,472

  Florists

9

41

$1,212

$5,472

  Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores

22

180

$3,750

$29,791

  Office supplies & stationery stores

8

99

$2,601

$21,082

  Office supplies & stationery stores

8

99

$2,601

$21,082

  Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores

14

81

$1,149

$8,709

  Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores

14

81

$1,149

$8,709

  Used merchandise stores

15

124

$1,617

$7,665

  Used merchandise stores

15

124

$1,617

$7,665

  Used merchandise stores

15

124

$1,617

$7,665

  Other miscellaneous store retailers

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Pet & pet supplies stores

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Pet & pet supplies stores

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Art dealers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Art dealers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  All other miscellaneous store retailers

11

124

$1,747

$10,902

  Nonstore retailers

31

283

$16,452

$111,636

  Electronic shopping & mail-order houses

15

142

$11,017

$73,607

  Electronic shopping & mail-order houses

15

142

$11,017

$73,607

  Direct selling establishments

16

141

$5,435

$38,029

  Fuel dealers

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Heating oil dealers

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other direct selling establishments

14

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other direct selling establishments

14

20-99

withheld

withheld

Information

206

7,952

$570,957

N

  Publishing industries (except Internet)

95

5,518

$408,530

$1,650,807

  Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers

35

663

$30,221

$120,471

  Periodical publishers

16

192

$10,971

$35,589

  Periodical publishers

16

192

$10,971

$35,589

  Book publishers

14

411

$17,016

$76,669

  Book publishers

14

411

$17,016

$76,669

  Software publishers

60

4,855

$378,309

$1,530,336

  Software publishers

60

4,855

$378,309

$1,530,336

  Software publishers

60

4,855

$378,309

$1,530,336

  Motion picture & sound recording industries

19

100-249

withheld

N

  Motion picture & video industries

18

100-249

withheld

N

  Motion picture & video exhibition

4

128

$1,335

$10,407

  Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins)

4

128

$1,335

$10,407

  Internet publishing & broadcasting

6

98

$5,187

$11,085

  Internet publishing & broadcasting

6

98

$5,187

$11,085

  Internet publishing & broadcasting

6

98

$5,187

$11,085

  Internet publishing & broadcasting

6

98

$5,187

$11,085

  Telecommunications

48

843

$56,621

N

  Wired telecommunications carriers

35

720

$51,459

Q

  Wired telecommunications carriers

35

720

$51,459

Q

  Wired telecommunications carriers

35

720

$51,459

Q

  Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing

32

1,224

$92,686

$228,756

  Internet service providers & web search portals

6

63

$2,759

$13,326

  Internet service providers & web search portals

6

63

$2,759

$13,326

  Internet service providers

6

63

$2,759

$13,326

  Data processing, hosting, & related services

26

1,161

$89,927

$215,430

  Data processing, hosting, & related services

26

1,161

$89,927

$215,430

  Data processing, hosting, & related services

26

1,161

$89,927

$215,430

  Other information services

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other information services

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

Real estate & rental & leasing

144

819

$32,484

$191,097

  Real estate

121

663

$28,296

$175,488

  Lessors of real estate

56

185

$7,352

$104,562

  Lessors of residential buildings & dwellings

26

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Lessors of residential buildings & dwellings

26

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)

28

86

$3,433

$71,609

  Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)

28

86

$3,433

$71,609

  Offices of real estate agents & brokers

21

109

$2,983

$28,607

  Offices of real estate agents & brokers

21

109

$2,983

$28,607

  Offices of real estate agents &