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The most common industries in Cape May are: Accommodation & food services (16.9% of civilian employees), Public administration (9.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.1% of civilian employees). 75.4% of workers work in Cape May County and 6.9% of all workers work at home. 46.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 49.5% less than the rate of 68.8% across the entire state of New Jersey.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Cape May, New Jersey was 4,034 / 2,820
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Cape May, New Jersey was 4,034 / 2,820
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Accommodation and food services | 16.9% (230) | 17.0% (119) | 16.8% (111) |
Public administration | 9.5% (130) | 12.0% (84) | 7.0% (46) |
Educational services | 8.1% (111) | 7.0% (49) | 9.4% (62) |
Finance and insurance | 5.9% (81) | 5.4% (38) | 6.5% (43) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.4% (74) | 5.1% (36) | 5.7% (38) |
Health care | 5.4% (74) | 1.3% (9) | 9.8% (65) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 4.6% (63) | 1.6% (11) | 7.9% (52) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4.6% (63) | 4.6% (32) | 4.7% (31) |
Construction | 4.2% (57) | 8.1% (57) | 0.0% (0) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.2% (57) | 4.8% (34) | 3.5% (23) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.6% (49) | 2.6% (18) | 4.7% (31) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.2% (43) | 3.1% (22) | 3.2% (21) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.6% (35) | 5.0% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
Personal and laundry services | 2.5% (34) | 2.1% (15) | 2.9% (19) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 2.0% (27) | 3.0% (21) | 0.9% (6) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.5% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 3.2% (21) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (18) | 1.3% (9) | 1.4% (9) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.2% (16) | 0.9% (6) | 1.5% (10) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.1% (15) | 2.1% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.0% (14) | 2.0% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 1.0% (14) | 2.0% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.9% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (12) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.9% (12) | 0.7% (5) | 1.1% (7) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (10) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.7% (10) | 1.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (9) | 0.7% (5) | 0.6% (4) |
Metal and metal products | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (8) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (7) | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Water transportation | 0.5% (7) | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and coal products | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
Unemployment in Cape May
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.2%Males
- 3.1%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.9%Males
- 10.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 55.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 12.9% (152) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (147,155) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Cape May: | 1.1% (13) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (107,136) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 8.0% (95) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (154,533) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Cape May: | 4.0% (48) |
New Jersey: | 7.9% (305,654) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 10.7% (127) |
New Jersey: | 8.9% (340,440) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Cape May: | 15.4% (182) |
New Jersey: | 13.9% (534,088) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 23.3% (276) |
New Jersey: | 12.3% (471,489) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Cape May: | 16.2% (192) |
New Jersey: | 14.1% (542,061) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 3.1% (37) |
New Jersey: | 7.7% (295,841) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 3.3% (39) |
New Jersey: | 8.2% (315,306) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 1.5% (18) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (121,390) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Cape May: | 1.3% (15) |
New Jersey: | 1.5% (56,797) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Cape May: | 1.8% (21) |
New Jersey: | 6.2% (238,009) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Cape May: | 1.4% (16) |
New Jersey: | 5.6% (215,268) |
<5am:
Cape May: | 1.5% (27) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,776) |
5:30am:
Cape May: | 1.4% (25) |
New Jersey: | 2.1% (83,147) |
6am:
Cape May: | 5.8% (102) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (124,191) |
6:30am:
Cape May: | 10.7% (188) |
New Jersey: | 7.7% (297,494) |
7am:
Cape May: | 12.8% (224) |
New Jersey: | 9.5% (369,088) |
7:30am:
Cape May: | 12.8% (224) |
New Jersey: | 14.4% (558,435) |
8am:
Cape May: | 13.7% (240) |
New Jersey: | 15.3% (592,839) |
8:30am:
Cape May: | 10.8% (190) |
New Jersey: | 14.0% (541,137) |
9am:
Cape May: | 4.8% (84) |
New Jersey: | 7.6% (295,834) |
10am:
Cape May: | 7.2% (126) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (246,745) |
11am:
Cape May: | 4.7% (83) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,391) |
12pm:
Cape May: | 1.1% (20) |
New Jersey: | 1.1% (43,997) |
4pm:
Cape May: | 2.1% (37) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,079) |
>4pm:
Cape May: | 6.7% (118) |
New Jersey: | 5.6% (218,724) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 12.8% (102) |
New Jersey: | 4.9% (100,687) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 1.3% (10) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (82,885) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 6.0% (48) |
New Jersey: | 5.1% (104,431) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 6.5% (52) |
New Jersey: | 9.7% (200,451) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 10.8% (86) |
New Jersey: | 9.3% (191,368) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 28.4% (226) |
New Jersey: | 14.0% (288,907) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 26.8% (213) |
New Jersey: | 10.9% (224,409) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 2.9% (23) |
New Jersey: | 12.2% (251,968) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 1.7% (14) |
New Jersey: | 6.5% (133,460) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 1.1% (9) |
New Jersey: | 7.2% (148,957) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 0.6% (5) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (58,200) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 2.9% (23) |
New Jersey: | 1.4% (29,175) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 2.9% (23) |
New Jersey: | 6.2% (126,671) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Cape May: | 1.3% (10) |
New Jersey: | 5.7% (117,720) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 13.0% (52) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (46,468) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 0.8% (3) |
New Jersey: | 1.4% (24,251) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 2.1% (8) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (50,102) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 10.3% (41) |
New Jersey: | 8.3% (149,072) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 0.7% (3) |
New Jersey: | 13.7% (245,181) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 14.3% (57) |
New Jersey: | 13.8% (247,080) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 47.2% (187) |
New Jersey: | 16.2% (290,093) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 5.6% (22) |
New Jersey: | 9.1% (162,381) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 7.5% (30) |
New Jersey: | 9.3% (166,349) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 3.2% (13) |
New Jersey: | 3.5% (63,190) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 1.8% (7) |
New Jersey: | 1.5% (27,622) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 0.7% (3) |
New Jersey: | 6.2% (111,338) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Cape May: | 4.1% (16) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (97,548) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.4%
Number of people working at home: 90 (6.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,977 (+49.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,004 (57.3%)
Number of people working at home: 90 (6.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,977 (+49.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,004 (57.3%)
Less than 5 minutes:
Cape May: | 6.0% (253) |
New Jersey: | 2.3% (81,825) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Cape May: | 13.7% (573) |
New Jersey: | 8.3% (298,192) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Cape May: | 16.3% (682) |
New Jersey: | 13.3% (473,288) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Cape May: | 24.6% (1,033) |
New Jersey: | 13.9% (498,065) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Cape May: | 13.2% (553) |
New Jersey: | 14.1% (502,432) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Cape May: | 2.0% (83) |
New Jersey: | 6.8% (242,857) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Cape May: | 7.2% (301) |
New Jersey: | 13.9% (496,723) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Cape May: | 0.5% (21) |
New Jersey: | 3.6% (130,069) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Cape May: | 3.5% (147) |
New Jersey: | 4.7% (168,760) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Cape May: | 3.2% (132) |
New Jersey: | 9.0% (320,422) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Cape May: | 2.2% (92) |
New Jersey: | 7.1% (252,432) |
90 or more minutes:
Cape May: | 3.5% (146) |
New Jersey: | 3.0% (106,190) |
Less than 5 minutes:
Cape May: | 16.1% (282) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (99,241) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Cape May: | 28.9% (506) |
New Jersey: | 9.0% (347,598) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Cape May: | 12.0% (210) |
New Jersey: | 12.5% (482,988) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Cape May: | 15.6% (273) |
New Jersey: | 13.2% (510,571) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Cape May: | 6.7% (118) |
New Jersey: | 12.8% (497,467) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Cape May: | 0.7% (12) |
New Jersey: | 5.4% (210,226) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Cape May: | 2.2% (38) |
New Jersey: | 12.7% (492,539) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Cape May: | 0.3% (6) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (109,571) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Cape May: | 1.0% (18) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (156,148) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Cape May: | 5.7% (100) |
New Jersey: | 9.1% (352,609) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Cape May: | 4.3% (76) |
New Jersey: | 8.7% (335,777) |
90 or more minutes:
Cape May: | 2.8% (49) |
New Jersey: | 4.5% (175,142) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 9.7% (267) |
New Jersey: | 2.3% (44,228) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 14.0% (387) |
New Jersey: | 7.0% (133,825) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 14.4% (399) |
New Jersey: | 11.3% (215,430) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 24.4% (673) |
New Jersey: | 13.4% (254,987) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 13.9% (383) |
New Jersey: | 13.8% (262,577) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 1.4% (39) |
New Jersey: | 6.3% (119,569) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 2.7% (75) |
New Jersey: | 14.4% (275,270) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 1.1% (31) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (76,254) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 6.5% (179) |
New Jersey: | 5.2% (99,982) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 4.7% (129) |
New Jersey: | 9.9% (187,910) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 2.6% (72) |
New Jersey: | 8.8% (167,057) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
Cape May: | 3.1% (85) |
New Jersey: | 3.7% (70,611) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 1.6% (22) |
New Jersey: | 2.3% (37,597) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 11.8% (170) |
New Jersey: | 9.9% (164,367) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 19.1% (275) |
New Jersey: | 15.5% (257,858) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 25.3% (365) |
New Jersey: | 14.6% (243,078) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 12.4% (179) |
New Jersey: | 14.4% (239,855) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 3.0% (44) |
New Jersey: | 7.4% (123,288) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 13.6% (195) |
New Jersey: | 13.3% (221,453) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 0.6% (8) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (53,815) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 2.6% (38) |
New Jersey: | 4.1% (68,778) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 3.6% (52) |
New Jersey: | 8.0% (132,512) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 1.5% (21) |
New Jersey: | 5.1% (85,375) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
Cape May: | 4.8% (69) |
New Jersey: | 2.1% (35,579) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Cape May: | 73.6% (3,183) |
New Jersey: | 78.3% (1,290,804) |
Carpooled:
Cape May: | 12.0% (521) |
New Jersey: | 10.5% (178,194) |
Bicycle:
Cape May: | 3.5% (153) |
New Jersey: | 0.4% (2,821) |
Walked:
Cape May: | 8.6% (370) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (65,269) |
Other means:
Cape May: | 2.2% (96) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (49,284) |
Drove car alone:
Cape May: | 63.6% (1,114) |
New Jersey: | 73.0% (2,828,303) |
Carpooled:
Cape May: | 5.9% (103) |
New Jersey: | 10.6% (412,299) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Cape May: | 0.5% (8) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,067) |
Bicycle:
Cape May: | 2.1% (36) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (9,142) |
Walked:
Cape May: | 20.9% (366) |
New Jersey: | 3.1% (121,305) |
Other means:
Cape May: | 3.5% (61) |
New Jersey: | 0.7% (25,484) |
Drove car alone - Males:
Cape May: | 73.0% (2,077) |
New Jersey: | 78.9% (1,290,804) |
Carpooled - Males:
Cape May: | 11.5% (328) |
New Jersey: | 10.3% (178,194) |
Bicycle - Males:
Cape May: | 3.5% (98) |
New Jersey: | 0.6% (2,821) |
Walked - Males:
Cape May: | 10.2% (291) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (65,269) |
Other means - Males:
Cape May: | 1.7% (50) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (49,284) |
Drove car alone - Females:
Cape May: | 74.8% (1,111) |
New Jersey: | 77.6% (1,290,804) |
Carpooled - Females:
Cape May: | 13.0% (193) |
New Jersey: | 10.7% (178,194) |
Bicycle - Females:
Cape May: | 3.7% (55) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (2,821) |
Walked - Females:
Cape May: | 5.4% (81) |
New Jersey: | 3.9% (65,269) |
Other means - Females:
Cape May: | 3.1% (46) |
New Jersey: | 3.0% (49,284) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Cape May: | 92.1% (651) |
New Jersey: | 88.1% (2,840,182) |
In 2 person carpool:
Cape May: | 3.4% (24) |
New Jersey: | 8.5% (274,126) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Cape May: | 2.7% (19) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (6,421) |
Drove alone:
Cape May: | 91.5% (1,114) |
New Jersey: | 87.3% (2,828,303) |
In 2 person carpool:
Cape May: | 7.7% (94) |
New Jersey: | 9.6% (311,146) |
In 3 person carpool:
Cape May: | 0.7% (9) |
New Jersey: | 1.7% (55,192) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Cape May: | 46.0% (401) |
New Jersey: | 68.8% (3,236,727) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Cape May: | 6.1% (53) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (187,817) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Cape May: | 18.6% (162) |
New Jersey: | 7.9% (369,959) |
Local government workers:
Cape May: | 12.5% (109) |
New Jersey: | 8.4% (397,465) |
State government workers:
Cape May: | 1.7% (15) |
New Jersey: | 4.1% (190,835) |
Federal government workers:
Cape May: | 6.7% (58) |
New Jersey: | 2.0% (94,493) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Cape May: | 7.9% (69) |
New Jersey: | 4.7% (223,359) |
Unpaid family workers:
Cape May: | 0.6% (5) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (7,135) |
Employee of private company:
Cape May: | 48.3% (659) |
New Jersey: | 70.6% (2,789,718) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Cape May: | 8.4% (114) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (149,548) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Cape May: | 8.0% (109) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (254,203) |
Local government workers:
Cape May: | 9.6% (131) |
New Jersey: | 7.9% (311,080) |
State government workers:
Cape May: | 5.2% (71) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (151,067) |
Federal government workers:
Cape May: | 5.4% (74) |
New Jersey: | 2.2% (88,294) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Cape May: | 15.0% (205) |
New Jersey: | 5.0% (197,664) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Cape May: | 50.0% (212) |
New Jersey: | 72.0% (1,792,593) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Cape May: | 8.6% (36) |
New Jersey: | 5.0% (125,798) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Cape May: | 8.4% (35) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (135,866) |
Local government workers - Males:
Cape May: | 2.1% (9) |
New Jersey: | 6.3% (156,104) |
State government workers - Males:
Cape May: | 3.5% (15) |
New Jersey: | 3.5% (86,712) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Cape May: | 13.7% (58) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (59,437) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Cape May: | 12.6% (53) |
New Jersey: | 5.3% (132,027) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Cape May: | 1.2% (5) |
New Jersey: | 0.1% (2,784) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Cape May: | 42.2% (190) |
New Jersey: | 65.2% (1,444,134) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Cape May: | 3.7% (17) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (62,019) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Cape May: | 28.2% (127) |
New Jersey: | 10.6% (234,093) |
Local government workers - Females:
Cape May: | 22.3% (100) |
New Jersey: | 10.9% (241,361) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Cape May: | 3.5% (16) |
New Jersey: | 4.1% (91,332) |