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The most common industries in Orange are: Health care (14.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.1% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.8% of civilian employees). 71.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.6% across the entire state of New Jersey.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care14.7%
(2,015)		6.9%
(432)		21.2%
(1,583)
Educational services8.1%
(1,105)		5.4%
(341)		10.3%
(764)
Finance and insurance6.8%
(927)		4.3%
(271)		8.8%
(656)
Administrative and support and waste management services5.4%
(744)		5.8%
(363)		5.1%
(381)
Accommodation and food services5.3%
(730)		5.6%
(350)		5.1%
(380)
Public administration4.5%
(621)		3.8%
(238)		5.1%
(383)
Construction4.5%
(616)		9.6%
(603)		0.2%
(13)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.4%
(606)		4.2%
(263)		4.6%
(343)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers4.2%
(575)		6.5%
(408)		2.2%
(167)
Social assistance2.7%
(377)		1.1%
(70)		4.1%
(307)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.6%
(359)		2.2%
(140)		2.9%
(219)
Personal and laundry services2.2%
(306)		2.0%
(123)		2.5%
(183)
Chemicals2.1%
(288)		2.3%
(145)		1.9%
(143)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.9%
(263)		2.4%
(153)		1.5%
(110)
Food and beverage stores1.9%
(254)		2.1%
(129)		1.7%
(125)
U. S. Postal service1.5%
(207)		1.3%
(82)		1.7%
(125)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.5%
(201)		2.4%
(149)		0.7%
(52)
Repair and maintenance1.4%
(195)		2.9%
(182)		0.2%
(13)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.3%
(177)		1.2%
(75)		1.4%
(102)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.3%
(172)		1.1%
(71)		1.4%
(101)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.3%
(172)		0.8%
(48)		1.7%
(124)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.3%
(172)		0.9%
(54)		1.6%
(118)
Food1.2%
(163)		0.9%
(55)		1.4%
(108)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.0%
(138)		1.5%
(91)		0.6%
(47)
Other direct selling establishments1.0%
(133)		1.5%
(96)		0.5%
(37)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.0%
(132)		0.4%
(28)		1.4%
(104)
Truck transportation0.8%
(110)		1.5%
(93)		0.2%
(17)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.8%
(109)		1.6%
(98)		0.1%
(11)
Metal and metal products0.7%
(93)		1.2%
(72)		0.3%
(21)
Computer and electronic products0.6%
(88)		0.5%
(29)		0.8%
(59)
Private households0.6%
(84)		0.1%
(5)		1.1%
(79)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.6%
(83)		0.8%
(52)		0.4%
(31)
Transportation equipment0.6%
(81)		1.1%
(67)		0.2%
(14)
Air transportation0.6%
(81)		0.7%
(42)		0.5%
(39)
Machinery0.6%
(80)		0.7%
(45)		0.5%
(35)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.6%
(80)		0.0%
(0)		1.1%
(80)
Warehousing and storage0.5%
(69)		0.7%
(44)		0.3%
(25)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.5%
(67)		0.6%
(36)		0.4%
(31)
Printing and related support activities0.5%
(65)		0.8%
(52)		0.2%
(13)
Apparel0.5%
(64)		0.6%
(37)		0.4%
(27)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.5%
(62)		1.0%
(62)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(60)		0.8%
(48)		0.2%
(12)
Utilities0.4%
(57)		0.6%
(35)		0.3%
(22)
Plastics and rubber products0.4%
(50)		0.6%
(35)		0.2%
(15)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.4%
(50)		0.8%
(50)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.3%
(47)		0.6%
(36)		0.1%
(11)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3%
(44)		0.1%
(4)		0.5%
(40)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.3%
(41)		0.5%
(33)		0.1%
(8)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(37)		0.5%
(29)		0.1%
(8)
Retail florists0.3%
(35)		0.3%
(20)		0.2%
(15)
Music stores0.2%
(33)		0.4%
(25)		0.1%
(8)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(31)		0.3%
(19)		0.2%
(12)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.2%
(30)		0.1%
(9)		0.3%
(21)
Textile mills and textile products0.2%
(30)		0.4%
(22)		0.1%
(8)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.2%
(26)		0.4%
(26)		0.0%
(0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.2%
(24)		0.1%
(5)		0.3%
(19)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(24)		0.2%
(10)		0.2%
(14)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(17)		0.2%
(10)		0.1%
(7)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(16)		0.1%
(8)		0.1%
(8)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1%
(15)		0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(6)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(14)		0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1%
(14)		0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.1%
(13)		0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(6)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(6)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Paper0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1%
(11)		0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(4)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Orange

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 19.7%Males
  • 7.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.9%Males
  • 10.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 14.5%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 8.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.9%Males
  • 5.9%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Orange:

3.4% (451)
New Jersey:

2.4% (92,776)
5:30am:
Orange:

2.4% (323)
New Jersey:

2.1% (83,147)
6am:
Orange:

1.7% (227)
New Jersey:

3.2% (124,191)
6:30am:
Orange:

7.4% (995)
New Jersey:

7.7% (297,494)
7am:
Orange:

10.9% (1,453)
New Jersey:

9.5% (369,088)
7:30am:
Orange:

13.2% (1,760)
New Jersey:

14.4% (558,435)
8am:
Orange:

18.2% (2,432)
New Jersey:

15.3% (592,839)
8:30am:
Orange:

12.0% (1,611)
New Jersey:

14.0% (541,137)
9am:
Orange:

6.0% (809)
New Jersey:

7.6% (295,834)
10am:
Orange:

4.1% (543)
New Jersey:

6.4% (246,745)
11am:
Orange:

2.4% (327)
New Jersey:

2.4% (92,391)
12pm:
Orange:

1.1% (151)
New Jersey:

1.1% (43,997)
4pm:
Orange:

8.4% (1,120)
New Jersey:

5.5% (213,079)
>4pm:
Orange:

7.4% (987)
New Jersey:

5.6% (218,724)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,155 (-18.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,400 (10.5%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Orange:

0.9% (123)
New Jersey:

2.6% (99,241)
5 to 9 minutes:
Orange:

6.8% (911)
New Jersey:

9.0% (347,598)
10 to 14 minutes:
Orange:

7.9% (1,060)
New Jersey:

12.5% (482,988)
15 to 19 minutes:
Orange:

11.9% (1,594)
New Jersey:

13.2% (510,571)
20 to 24 minutes:
Orange:

14.8% (1,979)
New Jersey:

12.8% (497,467)
25 to 29 minutes:
Orange:

5.9% (788)
New Jersey:

5.4% (210,226)
30 to 34 minutes:
Orange:

21.2% (2,838)
New Jersey:

12.7% (492,539)
35 to 39 minutes:
Orange:

2.8% (370)
New Jersey:

2.8% (109,571)
40 to 44 minutes:
Orange:

3.5% (463)
New Jersey:

4.0% (156,148)
45 to 59 minutes:
Orange:

10.4% (1,388)
New Jersey:

9.1% (352,609)
60 to 89 minutes:
Orange:

9.1% (1,213)
New Jersey:

8.7% (335,777)
90 or more minutes:
Orange:

3.5% (462)
New Jersey:

4.5% (175,142)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Orange
Means of transportation to work - New Jersey
Drove car alone:
Orange:

52.6% (7,033)
New Jersey:

73.0% (2,828,303)
Carpooled:
Orange:

16.6% (2,224)
New Jersey:

10.6% (412,299)
Bus or trolley bus:
Orange:

16.8% (2,253)
New Jersey:

5.5% (213,067)
Subway or elevated:
Orange:

0.6% (76)
New Jersey:

1.3% (50,279)
Railroad:
Orange:

5.0% (670)
New Jersey:

2.4% (93,864)
Ferryboat:
Orange:

0.0% (5)
New Jersey:

0.1% (4,904)
Taxicab:
Orange:

1.0% (136)
New Jersey:

0.2% (7,879)
Bicycle:
Orange:

0.1% (9)
New Jersey:

0.2% (9,142)
Walked:
Orange:

5.0% (668)
New Jersey:

3.1% (121,305)
Other means:
Orange:

0.9% (115)
New Jersey:

0.7% (25,484)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Orange:

76.0% (7,033)
New Jersey:

87.3% (2,828,303)
In 2 person carpool:
Orange:

17.3% (1,603)
New Jersey:

9.6% (311,146)
In 3 person carpool:
Orange:

4.2% (388)
New Jersey:

1.7% (55,192)
In 4 person carpool:
Orange:

1.3% (122)
New Jersey:

0.7% (21,516)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Orange:

0.7% (66)
New Jersey:

0.4% (12,963)
In 7+ person carpool:
Orange:

0.5% (45)
New Jersey:

0.4% (11,482)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Orange:

71.3% (9,770)
New Jersey:

70.6% (2,789,718)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Orange:

1.1% (155)
New Jersey:

3.8% (149,548)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Orange:

6.7% (920)
New Jersey:

6.4% (254,203)
Local government workers:
Orange:

6.1% (834)
New Jersey:

7.9% (311,080)
State government workers:
Orange:

7.2% (990)
New Jersey:

3.8% (151,067)
Federal government workers:
Orange:

3.9% (536)
New Jersey:

2.2% (88,294)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Orange:

3.6% (491)
New Jersey:

5.0% (197,664)
Unpaid family workers:
Orange:

0.1% (14)
New Jersey:

0.2% (8,455)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Orange:

72.3% (4,526)
New Jersey:

72.1% (1,513,771)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Orange:

1.4% (88)
New Jersey:

5.5% (115,635)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Orange:

6.4% (402)
New Jersey:

3.9% (82,116)
Local government workers - Males:
Orange:

5.6% (351)
New Jersey:

6.3% (131,844)
State government workers - Males:
Orange:

4.5% (283)
New Jersey:

3.2% (68,111)
Federal government workers - Males:
Orange:

4.0% (248)
New Jersey:

2.6% (53,792)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Orange:

5.6% (348)
New Jersey:

6.2% (130,204)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Orange:

0.2% (14)
New Jersey:

0.2% (3,384)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Orange:

70.4% (5,244)
New Jersey:

68.9% (1,275,947)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Orange:

0.9% (67)
New Jersey:

1.8% (33,913)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Orange:

7.0% (518)
New Jersey:

9.3% (172,087)
Local government workers - Females:
Orange:

6.5% (483)
New Jersey:

9.7% (179,236)
State government workers - Females:
Orange:

9.5% (707)
New Jersey:

4.5% (82,956)
Federal government workers - Females:
Orange:

3.9% (288)
New Jersey:

1.9% (34,502)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Orange:

1.9% (143)
New Jersey:

3.6% (67,460)
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