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Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Health care10.4% (676)4.1% (144)17.8% (532)
Finance and insurance6.4% (412)4.2% (147)8.9% (265)
Educational services6.2% (405)4.5% (157)8.3% (248)
Construction6.2% (399)10.9% (383)0.5% (16)
Professional, scientific, and technical services5.1% (333)6.1% (215)4.0% (118)
Computer and electronic products4.8% (310)6.1% (215)3.2% (95)
Accommodation and food services4.1% (264)2.9% (103)5.4% (161)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.6% (234)3.4% (119)3.9% (115)
Public administration3.3% (212)3.5% (122)3.0% (90)
Metal and metal products3.0% (197)3.8% (133)2.1% (64)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation2.4% (155)2.9% (101)1.8% (54)
Miscellaneous manufacturing2.2% (141)2.1% (75)2.2% (66)
Food and beverage stores2.1% (133)2.7% (94)1.3% (39)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.9% (122)1.0% (36)2.9% (86)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.9% (120)2.1% (72)1.6% (48)
Food1.8% (115)2.1% (72)1.4% (43)
Social assistance1.6% (104)0.1% (4)3.4% (100)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.5% (100)1.8% (64)1.2% (36)
Plastics and rubber products1.5% (100)2.2% (76)0.8% (24)
Repair and maintenance1.5% (98)2.6% (92)0.2% (6)
Personal and laundry services1.5% (96)0.4% (13)2.8% (83)
Printing and related support activities1.3% (86)1.6% (56)1.0% (30)
Chemicals1.3% (83)1.6% (55)0.9% (28)
Truck transportation1.2% (80)1.8% (63)0.6% (17)
Utilities1.1% (74)1.7% (61)0.4% (13)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.1% (73)1.8% (64)0.3% (9)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.1% (71)1.8% (63)0.3% (8)
Machinery1.0% (63)1.4% (50)0.4% (13)
Other direct selling establishments1.0% (63)1.0% (35)0.9% (28)
Office supplies and stationery stores1.0% (63)0.2% (7)1.9% (56)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.0% (62)1.1% (37)0.8% (25)
U. S. Postal service0.9% (61)0.7% (25)1.2% (36)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.9% (59)0.5% (19)1.3% (40)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.9% (57)0.7% (23)1.1% (34)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.8% (55)1.2% (41)0.5% (14)
Paper0.8% (50)1.4% (50)0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.7% (46)0.9% (32)0.5% (14)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.7% (44)0.8% (29)0.5% (15)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.6% (41)0.8% (29)0.4% (12)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.6% (40)0.1% (5)1.2% (35)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.6% (37)1.1% (37)0.0% (0)
Apparel0.5% (32)0.0% (0)1.1% (32)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.5% (31)0.5% (16)0.5% (15)
Private households0.4% (29)0.3% (12)0.6% (17)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.4% (28)0.6% (21)0.2% (7)
Book stores and news dealers0.4% (28)0.5% (17)0.4% (11)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.4% (27)0.8% (27)0.0% (0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.4% (27)0.6% (22)0.2% (5)
Textile mills and textile products0.4% (25)0.5% (18)0.2% (7)
Fuel dealers0.4% (24)0.5% (16)0.3% (8)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.4% (23)0.3% (9)0.5% (14)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3% (22)0.0% (0)0.7% (22)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3% (20)0.0% (0)0.7% (20)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (19)0.5% (19)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.3% (17)0.0% (0)0.6% (17)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.2% (15)0.2% (7)0.3% (8)
Management of companies and enterprises0.2% (15)0.4% (15)0.0% (0)
Music stores0.2% (14)0.2% (7)0.2% (7)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2% (14)0.4% (14)0.0% (0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.2% (13)0.2% (6)0.2% (7)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.2% (13)0.2% (7)0.2% (6)
Transportation equipment0.2% (13)0.4% (13)0.0% (0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.2% (13)0.4% (13)0.0% (0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2% (11)0.0% (0)0.4% (11)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2% (11)0.0% (0)0.4% (11)
Warehousing and storage0.2% (10)0.3% (10)0.0% (0)
Leather and allied products0.1% (9)0.0% (0)0.3% (9)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1% (9)0.0% (0)0.3% (9)
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores0.1% (8)0.0% (0)0.3% (8)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (7)0.0% (0)0.2% (7)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1% (7)0.2% (7)0.0% (0)
Vending machine operators0.1% (5)0.1% (5)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors5.1% (331)5.7% (200)4.4% (131)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.0% (261)3.8% (132)4.3% (129)
Other production occupations including supervisors4.0% (261)4.9% (173)3.0% (88)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors3.9% (250)6.8% (238)0.4% (12)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors3.7% (239)2.1% (72)5.6% (167)
Business operations specialists3.6% (233)2.7% (94)4.7% (139)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers3.1% (199)3.0% (106)3.1% (93)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers2.9% (185)5.1% (178)0.2% (7)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.8% (183)1.5% (51)4.4% (132)
Secretaries and administrative assistants2.7% (177)0.0% (0)5.9% (177)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing2.7% (176)2.5% (89)2.9% (87)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.5% (160)3.7% (131)1.0% (29)
Computer specialists2.4% (157)2.6% (91)2.2% (66)
Registered nurses2.4% (157)0.6% (20)4.6% (137)
Laborers and material movers, hand2.3% (150)3.3% (117)1.1% (33)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers2.1% (139)2.9% (103)1.2% (36)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.1% (135)0.7% (26)3.7% (109)
Metal workers and plastic workers2.1% (134)3.2% (113)0.7% (21)
Health technologists and technicians1.9% (123)0.5% (19)3.5% (104)
Top executives1.7% (110)1.8% (64)1.5% (46)
Engineers1.7% (108)2.7% (96)0.4% (12)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.6% (106)3.0% (106)0.0% (0)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides1.6% (105)0.5% (19)2.9% (86)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.4% (91)2.6% (91)0.0% (0)
Assemblers and fabricators1.4% (90)1.1% (38)1.7% (52)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.4% (88)0.7% (23)2.2% (65)
Customer service representatives1.3% (85)0.6% (21)2.1% (64)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.2% (80)1.5% (52)0.9% (28)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.2% (79)0.4% (13)2.2% (66)
Cashiers1.2% (75)0.9% (30)1.5% (45)
Carpenters1.1% (74)2.1% (74)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.1% (73)0.6% (22)1.7% (51)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.1% (73)1.1% (37)1.2% (36)
Child care workers1.1% (73)0.0% (0)2.4% (73)
Secondary school teachers1.1% (72)1.3% (46)0.9% (26)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses1.1% (71)0.5% (18)1.8% (53)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians1.1% (71)2.0% (71)0.0% (0)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers1.1% (69)1.2% (43)0.9% (26)
Waiters and waitresses1.0% (65)0.3% (9)1.9% (56)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.0% (64)1.5% (52)0.4% (12)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers1.0% (63)0.4% (14)1.6% (49)
Financial managers1.0% (62)0.9% (33)1.0% (29)
Other financial specialists0.9% (59)0.9% (31)0.9% (28)
Printing workers0.9% (56)1.3% (44)0.4% (12)
Personal appearance workers0.8% (55)0.0% (0)1.8% (55)
Other healthcare support occupations0.8% (54)0.0% (0)1.8% (54)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.7% (48)0.9% (30)0.6% (18)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.7% (46)0.8% (28)0.6% (18)
Painters and paperhangers0.7% (44)1.3% (44)0.0% (0)
Construction laborers0.7% (44)1.3% (44)0.0% (0)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.6% (40)1.1% (40)0.0% (0)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.6% (39)0.2% (8)1.0% (31)
Therapists0.6% (36)0.4% (15)0.7% (21)
Mathematical science occupations0.5% (31)0.7% (25)0.2% (6)
Bus drivers0.5% (30)0.4% (15)0.5% (15)
Accountants and auditors0.4% (27)0.4% (15)0.4% (12)
Electricians0.4% (26)0.7% (26)0.0% (0)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.4% (25)0.0% (0)0.8% (25)
Lawyers0.4% (24)0.7% (24)0.0% (0)
Physicians and surgeons0.4% (23)0.4% (14)0.3% (9)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.4% (23)0.7% (23)0.0% (0)
Legal support workers0.4% (23)0.0% (0)0.8% (23)
Food processing workers0.3% (22)0.6% (22)0.0% (0)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.3% (22)0.2% (7)0.5% (15)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.3% (20)0.6% (20)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.2% (16)0.3% (11)0.2% (5)
Media and communication equipment workers0.2% (15)0.0% (0)0.5% (15)
Postsecondary teachers0.2% (14)0.2% (6)0.3% (8)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.2% (13)0.4% (13)0.0% (0)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.2% (12)0.3% (12)0.0% (0)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.2% (12)0.0% (0)0.4% (12)
Social scientists and related workers0.2% (12)0.3% (12)0.0% (0)
Life and physical scientists0.2% (12)0.3% (12)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.1% (9)0.3% (9)0.0% (0)
Art and design workers0.1% (8)0.0% (0)0.3% (8)
Special education teachers0.1% (8)0.0% (0)0.3% (8)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.1% (7)0.0% (0)0.2% (7)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.1% (6)0.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers0.1% (6)0.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Plant and system operators0.1% (6)0.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Woodworkers0.1% (6)0.2% (6)0.0% (0)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Northbridge:

8.0%
Massachusetts:

6.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Northbridge:

6.3%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Northbridge:

5.5%
Massachusetts:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2006:
Northbridge:

5.0%
Massachusetts:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Northbridge:

5.1%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Northbridge:

6.0%
Massachusetts:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2003:
Northbridge:

6.7%
Massachusetts:

5.8%
Unemployment in 2002:
Northbridge:

6.4%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2001:
Northbridge:

3.9%
Massachusetts:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2000:
Northbridge:

2.8%
Massachusetts:

2.7%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

2.4% (154)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (70,820)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Northbridge:

3.2% (204)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (67,777)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

4.1% (259)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (112,836)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Northbridge:

9.4% (599)
Massachusetts:

7.8% (241,535)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

14.9% (951)
Massachusetts:

10.1% (312,368)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Northbridge:

17.4% (1,111)
Massachusetts:

14.5% (448,737)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

12.7% (812)
Massachusetts:

14.9% (463,192)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Northbridge:

12.3% (785)
Massachusetts:

13.3% (414,200)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

2.1% (137)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (209,354)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

3.8% (240)
Massachusetts:

5.8% (181,108)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

1.4% (91)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (68,937)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Northbridge:

0.8% (54)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (31,956)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Northbridge:

7.8% (501)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (207,296)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Northbridge:

5.0% (321)
Massachusetts:

5.6% (175,217)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.7%
Number of people working at home: 170 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)

Working at home - Northbridge

Working at home - Massachusetts

Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
Northbridge:

4.0% (256)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (85,006)
5 to 9 minutes:
Northbridge:

11.8% (753)
Massachusetts:

9.9% (306,086)
10 to 14 minutes:
Northbridge:

9.0% (575)
Massachusetts:

13.7% (426,161)
15 to 19 minutes:
Northbridge:

9.2% (590)
Massachusetts:

13.7% (423,798)
20 to 24 minutes:
Northbridge:

9.6% (615)
Massachusetts:

13.1% (406,831)
25 to 29 minutes:
Northbridge:

7.8% (497)
Massachusetts:

5.5% (171,328)
30 to 34 minutes:
Northbridge:

15.7% (1,003)
Massachusetts:

13.2% (409,733)
35 to 39 minutes:
Northbridge:

6.0% (384)
Massachusetts:

3.1% (96,168)
40 to 44 minutes:
Northbridge:

5.1% (326)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (128,484)
45 to 59 minutes:
Northbridge:

10.9% (695)
Massachusetts:

8.9% (275,413)
60 to 89 minutes:
Northbridge:

5.5% (354)
Massachusetts:

6.5% (201,587)
90 or more minutes:
Northbridge:

2.7% (171)
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:
Northbridge:

52.9% (3,286)
Massachusetts:

64.3% (1,757,222)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Northbridge:

27.6% (1,713)
Massachusetts:

20.1% (549,880)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Northbridge:

11.2% (695)
Massachusetts:

8.1% (222,211)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Northbridge:

100.0% (13)
Massachusetts:

26.2% (71,047)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Northbridge:

8.3% (512)
Massachusetts:

7.5% (205,278)

Means of transportation to work - Northbridge

Means of transportation to work - Massachusetts

Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
Northbridge:

87.5% (5,590)
Massachusetts:

73.8% (2,290,258)
Carpooled:
Northbridge:

7.7% (491)
Massachusetts:

9.0% (279,111)
Subway or elevated:
Northbridge:

0.1% (7)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (113,857)
Railroad:
Northbridge:

0.1% (6)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (46,263)
Walked:
Northbridge:

2.0% (125)
Massachusetts:

4.3% (134,566)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Northbridge:

91.9% (5,590)
Massachusetts:

89.1% (2,290,258)
In 2 person carpool:
Northbridge:

6.7% (405)
Massachusetts:

9.0% (230,437)
In 3 person carpool:
Northbridge:

0.6% (34)
Massachusetts:

1.2% (30,222)
In 4 person carpool:
Northbridge:

0.6% (37)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (9,342)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Northbridge:

0.2% (15)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (5,269)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Northbridge:

75.8% (4,915)
Massachusetts:

66.8% (2,112,608)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Northbridge:

    78.1% (2,734)
    Massachusetts:

    69.6% (1,138,678)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Northbridge:

    73.1% (2,181)
    Massachusetts:

    63.8% (973,930)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Northbridge:

1.5% (99)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (84,530)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Northbridge:

    2.0% (69)
    Massachusetts:

    3.9% (63,549)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Northbridge:

    1.0% (30)
    Massachusetts:

    1.4% (20,981)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Northbridge:

5.1% (330)
Massachusetts:

10.5% (331,510)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Northbridge:

    1.9% (65)
    Massachusetts:

    6.9% (113,092)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Northbridge:

    8.9% (265)
    Massachusetts:

    14.3% (218,418)
Local government workers:
Northbridge:

6.0% (392)
Massachusetts:

7.5% (236,879)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Northbridge:

    4.5% (157)
    Massachusetts:

    5.8% (95,434)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Northbridge:

    7.9% (235)
    Massachusetts:

    9.3% (141,445)
State government workers:
Northbridge:

2.6% (171)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (122,041)
    State government workers - Males:
    Northbridge:

    4.1% (145)
    Massachusetts:

    3.6% (58,332)
    State government workers - Females:
    Northbridge:

    0.9% (26)
    Massachusetts:

    4.2% (63,709)
Federal government workers:
Northbridge:

1.6% (104)
Massachusetts:

2.1% (66,653)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Northbridge:

    1.4% (48)
    Massachusetts:

    2.4% (39,214)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Northbridge:

    1.9% (56)
    Massachusetts:

    1.8% (27,439)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Northbridge:

7.2% (465)
Massachusetts:

6.4% (201,219)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Northbridge:

    7.9% (276)
    Massachusetts:

    7.6% (124,649)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Northbridge:

    6.3% (189)
    Massachusetts:

    5.0% (76,570)
Unpaid family workers:
Northbridge:

0.1% (5)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (5,647)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Northbridge:

    0.1% (5)
    Massachusetts:

    0.2% (2,587)

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