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Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Finance and insurance | 13.3% (466) | 17.2% (333) | 8.4% (133) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 12.2% (428) | 14.2% (275) | 9.7% (153) |
| Educational services | 10.9% (383) | 6.7% (129) | 16.1% (254) |
| Health care | 8.0% (280) | 3.9% (75) | 13.0% (205) |
| Public administration | 4.7% (165) | 5.5% (107) | 3.7% (58) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.1% (145) | 4.0% (77) | 4.3% (68) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.1% (143) | 4.1% (79) | 4.1% (64) |
| Construction | 4.0% (139) | 6.2% (119) | 1.3% (20) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 3.8% (132) | 1.0% (19) | 7.2% (113) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.6% (128) | 3.2% (61) | 4.3% (67) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.6% (90) | 2.4% (47) | 2.7% (43) |
| Social assistance | 2.5% (89) | 0.7% (14) | 4.8% (75) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.8% (63) | 2.8% (54) | 0.6% (9) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.7% (60) | 1.3% (25) | 2.2% (35) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.6% (55) | 1.6% (31) | 1.5% (24) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3% (47) | 1.7% (32) | 1.0% (15) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (38) | 2.0% (38) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (34) | 0.5% (9) | 1.6% (25) |
| Chemicals | 0.9% (31) | 0.4% (8) | 1.5% (23) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (30) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (30) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (26) | 1.3% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (24) | 1.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.7% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (24) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (23) | 1.2% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.6% (22) | 1.1% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.6% (22) | 1.1% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (21) | 1.1% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (21) |
| Utilities | 0.6% (21) | 1.1% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (19) | 1.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (19) | 1.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (19) | 1.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Water transportation | 0.5% (18) | 0.5% (9) | 0.6% (9) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (17) | 0.4% (7) | 0.6% (10) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.5% (17) | 0.4% (7) | 0.6% (10) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.5% (16) | 0.4% (8) | 0.5% (8) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.4% (15) | 0.8% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (14) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (14) |
| Machinery | 0.4% (13) | 0.7% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (9) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Apparel | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (6) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
Occupation | All | Males | Females |
| Top executives | 8.2% (286) | 13.0% (251) | 2.2% (35) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 7.8% (275) | 11.7% (227) | 3.0% (48) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 5.2% (184) | 6.6% (127) | 3.6% (57) |
| Business operations specialists | 4.6% (160) | 1.9% (36) | 7.9% (124) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 4.1% (143) | 4.1% (80) | 4.0% (63) |
| Other financial specialists | 4.0% (140) | 4.8% (93) | 3.0% (47) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 3.9% (137) | 1.0% (20) | 7.4% (117) |
| Lawyers | 3.7% (131) | 4.7% (90) | 2.6% (41) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 3.2% (114) | 4.1% (80) | 2.2% (34) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 3.1% (109) | 1.3% (26) | 5.3% (83) |
| Registered nurses | 2.5% (89) | 0.5% (10) | 5.0% (79) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 2.4% (84) | 1.3% (25) | 3.7% (59) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2.4% (83) | 0.0% (0) | 5.3% (83) |
| Cashiers | 2.0% (70) | 1.8% (34) | 2.3% (36) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 2.0% (70) | 0.0% (0) | 4.4% (70) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 1.7% (58) | 1.8% (34) | 1.5% (24) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 1.6% (57) | 2.0% (38) | 1.2% (19) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 1.6% (57) | 0.4% (8) | 3.1% (49) |
| Architects, surveyors, and cartographers | 1.6% (56) | 2.9% (56) | 0.0% (0) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 1.6% (55) | 2.5% (48) | 0.4% (7) |
| Computer specialists | 1.5% (53) | 2.3% (45) | 0.5% (8) |
| Accountants and auditors | 1.5% (52) | 1.4% (27) | 1.6% (25) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 1.3% (47) | 2.0% (39) | 0.5% (8) |
| Art and design workers | 1.3% (47) | 1.1% (21) | 1.6% (26) |
| Financial managers | 1.3% (46) | 1.8% (34) | 0.8% (12) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 1.3% (46) | 0.4% (8) | 2.4% (38) |
| Child care workers | 1.3% (46) | 0.4% (7) | 2.5% (39) |
| Secondary school teachers | 1.1% (39) | 0.5% (10) | 1.8% (29) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 1.1% (39) | 2.0% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 1.1% (37) | 1.9% (37) | 0.0% (0) |
| Customer service representatives | 1.0% (36) | 0.8% (15) | 1.3% (21) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1.0% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (35) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1.0% (34) | 1.8% (34) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 0.8% (29) | 0.6% (12) | 1.1% (17) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 0.8% (28) | 1.0% (20) | 0.5% (8) |
| Librarians, curators, and archivists | 0.8% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (27) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 0.7% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (26) |
| Social scientists and related workers | 0.7% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (24) |
| Therapists | 0.7% (23) | 0.5% (9) | 0.9% (14) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 0.7% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (23) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.7% (23) | 1.2% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Legal support workers | 0.6% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (21) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.5% (19) | 1.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.5% (19) | 0.7% (14) | 0.3% (5) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 0.5% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (19) |
| Carpenters | 0.5% (19) | 1.0% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Engineers | 0.5% (17) | 0.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious workers | 0.5% (17) | 0.5% (9) | 0.5% (8) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 0.5% (17) | 0.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 0.5% (16) | 0.4% (8) | 0.5% (8) |
| Bus drivers | 0.5% (16) | 0.5% (9) | 0.4% (7) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.4% (15) | 0.8% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 0.4% (15) | 0.8% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agricultural workers including supervisors | 0.4% (14) | 0.7% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 0.3% (12) | 0.6% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.3% (12) | 0.6% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 0.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (11) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (10) |
| Electricians | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Life and physical scientists | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farmers and farm managers | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 0.3% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mathematical science occupations | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Construction laborers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in 2009:
| Cohasset: | 4.1% | | Massachusetts: | 6.4% |
Unemployment in 2008:
| Cohasset: | 3.9% | | Massachusetts: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2007:
| Cohasset: | 3.3% | | Massachusetts: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2006:
| Cohasset: | 3.2% | | Massachusetts: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2005:
| Cohasset: | 3.5% | | Massachusetts: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2004:
| Cohasset: | 4.2% | | Massachusetts: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 2003:
| Cohasset: | 4.5% | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% |
Unemployment in 2002:
| Cohasset: | 4.0% | | Massachusetts: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2001:
| Cohasset: | 2.8% | | Massachusetts: | 3.7% |
Unemployment in 2000:
| Cohasset: | 2.1% | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 0.8% (27) | | Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 3.5% (122) | | Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 4.6% (158) | | Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 7.5% (257) | | Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 8.9% (308) | | Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 15.6% (537) | | Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 11.1% (384) | | Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 14.4% (495) | | Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 9.0% (311) | | Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 7.8% (269) | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 1.8% (61) | | Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Cohasset: | 0.4% (15) | | Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Cohasset: | 5.0% (174) | | Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Cohasset: | 1.3% (44) | | Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.9%
Number of people working at home: 287 (8.3% of all workers)
Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)
Working at home - Cohasset
Working at home - Massachusetts
Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 4.2% (145) | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 11.6% (401) | | Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 9.8% (338) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 6.1% (212) | | Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 7.6% (263) | | Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 1.8% (62) | | Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 5.9% (205) | | Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 2.3% (80) | | Massachusetts: | 3.1% (96,168) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 6.0% (207) | | Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 13.7% (472) | | Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Cohasset: | 18.9% (652) | | Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
| Cohasset: | 3.6% (125) | | Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Cohasset: | 49.9% (1,421) | | Massachusetts: | 64.3% (1,757,222) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Cohasset: | 10.5% (33) | | Massachusetts: | 31.2% (84,505) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Cohasset: | 16.1% (459) | | Massachusetts: | 20.1% (549,880) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Cohasset: | 29.1% (91) | | Massachusetts: | 19.7% (53,202) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Cohasset: | 13.4% (381) | | Massachusetts: | 8.1% (222,211) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Cohasset: | 60.4% (189) | | Massachusetts: | 26.2% (71,047) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Cohasset: | 20.6% (588) | | Massachusetts: | 7.5% (205,278) |
Means of transportation to work - Cohasset
Means of transportation to work - Massachusetts
Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
| Cohasset: | 74.4% (2,566) | | Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
| Cohasset: | 5.2% (178) | | Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Cohasset: | 0.7% (24) | | Massachusetts: | 2.9% (88,595) |
Railroad:
| Cohasset: | 0.5% (18) | | Massachusetts: | 1.5% (46,263) |
Ferryboat:
| Cohasset: | 7.9% (271) | | Massachusetts: | 0.1% (3,125) |
Bicycle:
| Cohasset: | 0.3% (9) | | Massachusetts: | 0.4% (12,355) |
Walked:
| Cohasset: | 2.4% (84) | | Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Other means:
| Cohasset: | 0.3% (12) | | Massachusetts: | 0.5% (16,697) |
Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Cohasset: | 93.5% (2,566) | | Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Cohasset: | 4.7% (130) | | Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Cohasset: | 1.1% (30) | | Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Cohasset: | 0.7% (18) | | Massachusetts: | 0.4% (9,342) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Cohasset: | 58.7% (2,061) | | Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Cohasset: | 64.5% (1,247) | | Massachusetts: | 69.6% (1,138,678) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Cohasset: | 51.6% (814) | | Massachusetts: | 63.8% (973,930) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Cohasset: | 6.0% (209) | | Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Cohasset: | 7.2% (139) | | Massachusetts: | 3.9% (63,549) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Cohasset: | 4.4% (70) | | Massachusetts: | 1.4% (20,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Cohasset: | 11.3% (397) | | Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Cohasset: | 5.3% (103) | | Massachusetts: | 6.9% (113,092) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Cohasset: | 18.7% (294) | | Massachusetts: | 14.3% (218,418) |
Local government workers:
| Cohasset: | 10.8% (379) | | Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Cohasset: | 8.4% (162) | | Massachusetts: | 5.8% (95,434) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Cohasset: | 13.8% (217) | | Massachusetts: | 9.3% (141,445) |
State government workers:
| Cohasset: | 2.1% (72) | | Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
State government workers - Males:
| Cohasset: | 2.8% (55) | | Massachusetts: | 3.6% (58,332) |
State government workers - Females:
| Cohasset: | 1.1% (17) | | Massachusetts: | 4.2% (63,709) |
Federal government workers:
| Cohasset: | 1.7% (58) | | Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Cohasset: | 1.4% (27) | | Massachusetts: | 2.4% (39,214) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Cohasset: | 2.0% (31) | | Massachusetts: | 1.8% (27,439) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Cohasset: | 9.5% (333) | | Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Cohasset: | 10.3% (200) | | Massachusetts: | 7.6% (124,649) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Cohasset: | 8.4% (133) | | Massachusetts: | 5.0% (76,570) |
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