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Data:
Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Perth Amboy, New Jersey was 47,303 / 48,711
Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Health care | 8.5% (1,593) | 4.0% (398) | 13.8% (1,195) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.6% (1,049) | 5.0% (507) | 6.3% (542) |
| Educational services | 5.5% (1,028) | 3.1% (309) | 8.3% (719) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.5% (1,028) | 6.5% (659) | 4.3% (369) |
| Construction | 4.4% (832) | 7.6% (768) | 0.7% (64) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.3% (811) | 3.2% (317) | 5.7% (494) |
| Chemicals | 3.7% (692) | 4.1% (413) | 3.2% (279) |
| Public administration | 3.4% (635) | 3.7% (372) | 3.0% (263) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.3% (609) | 3.0% (302) | 3.6% (307) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.2% (601) | 2.7% (273) | 3.8% (328) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.0% (564) | 3.8% (384) | 2.1% (180) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.7% (499) | 3.2% (324) | 2.0% (175) |
| Machinery | 2.5% (473) | 2.2% (225) | 2.9% (248) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.4% (445) | 3.2% (326) | 1.4% (119) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.2% (407) | 1.5% (151) | 3.0% (256) |
| Apparel | 1.9% (361) | 1.3% (127) | 2.7% (234) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.9% (348) | 3.2% (327) | 0.2% (21) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.7% (323) | 1.3% (135) | 2.2% (188) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.6% (307) | 2.0% (203) | 1.2% (104) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.6% (306) | 2.4% (246) | 0.7% (60) |
| Truck transportation | 1.6% (297) | 2.7% (275) | 0.3% (22) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.5% (272) | 1.5% (152) | 1.4% (120) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.4% (253) | 1.4% (142) | 1.3% (111) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (243) | 2.0% (197) | 0.5% (46) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.3% (239) | 0.8% (76) | 1.9% (163) |
| Social assistance | 1.2% (228) | 0.2% (24) | 2.4% (204) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.2% (226) | 0.5% (49) | 2.0% (177) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.1% (201) | 1.0% (100) | 1.2% (101) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.0% (196) | 0.9% (90) | 1.2% (106) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.0% (187) | 1.0% (101) | 1.0% (86) |
| Food | 0.9% (176) | 1.4% (141) | 0.4% (35) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.9% (163) | 0.8% (82) | 0.9% (81) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (159) | 1.5% (152) | 0.1% (7) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (133) | 0.2% (16) | 1.4% (117) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.7% (128) | 0.6% (64) | 0.7% (64) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (128) | 0.3% (29) | 1.1% (99) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.7% (125) | 0.4% (44) | 0.9% (81) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (123) | 0.7% (67) | 0.6% (56) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.6% (119) | 0.7% (68) | 0.6% (51) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (117) | 0.7% (73) | 0.5% (44) |
| Utilities | 0.6% (105) | 0.8% (77) | 0.3% (28) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.5% (98) | 0.4% (44) | 0.6% (54) |
| Private households | 0.5% (96) | 0.2% (24) | 0.8% (72) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.5% (94) | 0.8% (77) | 0.2% (17) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (93) | 0.7% (69) | 0.3% (24) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (93) | 0.2% (16) | 0.9% (77) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (87) | 0.7% (71) | 0.2% (16) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (86) | 0.5% (54) | 0.4% (32) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (82) | 0.8% (82) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (81) | 0.5% (46) | 0.4% (35) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (80) | 0.6% (59) | 0.2% (21) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (74) | 0.5% (50) | 0.3% (24) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (70) | 0.5% (54) | 0.2% (16) |
| Air transportation | 0.4% (69) | 0.3% (35) | 0.4% (34) |
| Paper | 0.3% (65) | 0.4% (42) | 0.3% (23) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (63) | 0.4% (38) | 0.3% (25) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.3% (62) | 0.4% (42) | 0.2% (20) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (61) | 0.3% (33) | 0.3% (28) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (59) | 0.3% (27) | 0.4% (32) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (59) | 0.6% (59) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.3% (52) | 0.3% (33) | 0.2% (19) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.2% (45) | 0.4% (45) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.2% (35) | 0.3% (28) | 0.1% (7) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (34) | 0.3% (30) | 0.0% (4) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (33) | 0.3% (26) | 0.1% (7) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (26) | 0.3% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (25) | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (12) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.1% (24) | 0.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.1% (22) | 0.2% (17) | 0.1% (5) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (22) | 0.1% (14) | 0.1% (8) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (20) | 0.2% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (19) | 0.0% (4) | 0.2% (15) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (18) | 0.2% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.1% (12) | 0.1% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
|---|
Occupation | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 9.0% (1,688) | 9.3% (939) | 8.7% (749) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 6.2% (1,150) | 6.6% (665) | 5.6% (485) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 6.0% (1,131) | 7.7% (775) | 4.1% (356) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 5.1% (959) | 6.0% (599) | 4.2% (360) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 4.3% (808) | 2.3% (227) | 6.7% (581) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 3.4% (644) | 6.4% (639) | 0.1% (5) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 3.1% (587) | 1.9% (188) | 4.6% (399) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 3.1% (583) | 1.9% (193) | 4.5% (390) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 2.6% (480) | 4.4% (447) | 0.4% (33) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2.5% (474) | 0.1% (13) | 5.3% (461) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 2.3% (438) | 3.1% (310) | 1.5% (128) |
| Cashiers | 2.3% (435) | 1.8% (177) | 3.0% (258) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 2.3% (429) | 2.9% (291) | 1.6% (138) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 2.2% (412) | 2.4% (241) | 2.0% (171) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 2.2% (409) | 0.6% (60) | 4.0% (349) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 2.0% (381) | 1.0% (100) | 3.3% (281) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 2.0% (368) | 0.3% (32) | 3.9% (336) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 1.9% (351) | 2.5% (248) | 1.2% (103) |
| Customer service representatives | 1.9% (347) | 1.1% (108) | 2.8% (239) |
| Business operations specialists | 1.6% (307) | 1.5% (152) | 1.8% (155) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 1.6% (301) | 2.9% (293) | 0.1% (8) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 1.5% (289) | 2.5% (255) | 0.4% (34) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1.5% (286) | 2.8% (286) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 1.4% (267) | 0.3% (31) | 2.7% (236) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 1.2% (229) | 1.6% (159) | 0.8% (70) |
| Accountants and auditors | 1.1% (206) | 1.0% (97) | 1.3% (109) |
| Registered nurses | 1.1% (204) | 0.1% (13) | 2.2% (191) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 1.1% (198) | 1.5% (154) | 0.5% (44) |
| Computer specialists | 1.0% (191) | 1.3% (129) | 0.7% (62) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 0.9% (176) | 0.3% (30) | 1.7% (146) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 0.9% (175) | 0.3% (29) | 1.7% (146) |
| Child care workers | 0.9% (165) | 0.1% (12) | 1.8% (153) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 0.9% (161) | 1.6% (161) | 0.0% (0) |
| Carpenters | 0.8% (158) | 1.4% (143) | 0.2% (15) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 0.8% (151) | 0.7% (68) | 1.0% (83) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 0.8% (149) | 0.5% (47) | 1.2% (102) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 0.8% (147) | 1.0% (97) | 0.6% (50) |
| Construction laborers | 0.7% (138) | 1.4% (138) | 0.0% (0) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 0.7% (138) | 0.4% (36) | 1.2% (102) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.7% (136) | 0.2% (16) | 1.4% (120) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 0.7% (129) | 0.2% (24) | 1.2% (105) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.7% (123) | 0.1% (15) | 1.3% (108) |
| Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.7% (122) | 0.2% (18) | 1.2% (104) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.6% (112) | 0.3% (30) | 0.9% (82) |
| Other financial specialists | 0.6% (107) | 0.4% (45) | 0.7% (62) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.5% (97) | 1.0% (97) | 0.0% (0) |
| Bus drivers | 0.5% (91) | 0.6% (64) | 0.3% (27) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 0.5% (88) | 0.4% (41) | 0.5% (47) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.5% (85) | 0.4% (40) | 0.5% (45) |
| Printing workers | 0.5% (85) | 0.6% (62) | 0.3% (23) |
| Food processing workers | 0.4% (84) | 0.8% (78) | 0.1% (6) |
| Financial managers | 0.4% (81) | 0.2% (22) | 0.7% (59) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.4% (79) | 0.7% (72) | 0.1% (7) |
| Woodworkers | 0.4% (66) | 0.3% (28) | 0.4% (38) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.3% (64) | 0.6% (64) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electricians | 0.3% (62) | 0.6% (62) | 0.0% (0) |
| Top executives | 0.3% (61) | 0.5% (49) | 0.1% (12) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 0.3% (56) | 0.3% (31) | 0.3% (25) |
| Engineers | 0.3% (53) | 0.5% (53) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious workers | 0.3% (52) | 0.5% (47) | 0.1% (5) |
| Art and design workers | 0.3% (48) | 0.2% (21) | 0.3% (27) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.2% (44) | 0.3% (33) | 0.1% (11) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.2% (43) | 0.1% (15) | 0.3% (28) |
| Lawyers | 0.2% (42) | 0.3% (31) | 0.1% (11) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.2% (42) | 0.4% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.2% (42) | 0.3% (35) | 0.1% (7) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.2% (40) | 0.4% (40) | 0.0% (0) |
| Legal support workers | 0.2% (40) | 0.2% (20) | 0.2% (20) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.2% (39) | 0.4% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants | 0.2% (38) | 0.2% (20) | 0.2% (18) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 0.2% (35) | 0.2% (21) | 0.2% (14) |
| Therapists | 0.2% (34) | 0.3% (34) | 0.0% (0) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 0.2% (33) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (33) |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians | 0.2% (33) | 0.3% (26) | 0.1% (7) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.2% (32) | 0.3% (32) | 0.0% (0) |
| Life and physical scientists | 0.2% (32) | 0.1% (13) | 0.2% (19) |
| Communications equipment operators | 0.2% (29) | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (23) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.1% (24) | 0.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation workers | 0.1% (24) | 0.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail and water transportation workers | 0.1% (21) | 0.2% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in 2009:
| Perth Amboy: | 15.1% | | New Jersey: | 9.3% |
Unemployment in 2008:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.2% | | New Jersey: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 2007:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.9% | | New Jersey: | 4.3% |
Unemployment in 2006:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.7% | | New Jersey: | 4.6% |
Unemployment in 2005:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.5% | | New Jersey: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2004:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.3% | | New Jersey: | 4.9% |
Unemployment in 2003:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.2% | | New Jersey: | 5.9% |
Unemployment in 2002:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.4% | | New Jersey: | 5.8% |
Unemployment in 2001:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.1% | | New Jersey: | 4.3% |
Unemployment in 2000:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.6% | | New Jersey: | 3.7% |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 35.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.8%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.6% (998) | | New Jersey: | 3.0% (117,803) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.6% (663) | | New Jersey: | 4.2% (87,601) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.5% (335) | | New Jersey: | 1.6% (30,202) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.6% (781) | | New Jersey: | 2.5% (99,296) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.8% (572) | | New Jersey: | 3.6% (75,099) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.2% (209) | | New Jersey: | 1.3% (24,197) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.3% (709) | | New Jersey: | 3.7% (147,106) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.5% (533) | | New Jersey: | 5.1% (106,738) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.8% (176) | | New Jersey: | 2.2% (40,368) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.3% (2,001) | | New Jersey: | 7.6% (299,603) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.6% (1,261) | | New Jersey: | 9.7% (202,841) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.7% (740) | | New Jersey: | 5.3% (96,762) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.8% (1,896) | | New Jersey: | 9.5% (375,201) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.4% (997) | | New Jersey: | 10.4% (218,228) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.3% (899) | | New Jersey: | 8.5% (156,973) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 18.5% (3,977) | | New Jersey: | 15.1% (592,714) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 18.2% (2,165) | | New Jersey: | 15.2% (319,875) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 18.8% (1,812) | | New Jersey: | 14.8% (272,839) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.8% (1,454) | | New Jersey: | 13.0% (510,003) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.3% (512) | | New Jersey: | 11.4% (239,955) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.8% (942) | | New Jersey: | 14.7% (270,048) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.0% (2,796) | | New Jersey: | 14.6% (572,812) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.4% (1,475) | | New Jersey: | 12.5% (263,357) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.7% (1,321) | | New Jersey: | 16.8% (309,455) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.9% (835) | | New Jersey: | 7.8% (307,619) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.2% (376) | | New Jersey: | 5.8% (121,748) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.8% (459) | | New Jersey: | 10.1% (185,871) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 11.8% (2,528) | | New Jersey: | 7.3% (287,425) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 11.4% (1,347) | | New Jersey: | 6.7% (141,230) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.3% (1,181) | | New Jersey: | 8.0% (146,195) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.0% (427) | | New Jersey: | 2.9% (113,695) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.5% (299) | | New Jersey: | 2.6% (55,105) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.3% (128) | | New Jersey: | 3.2% (58,590) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.4% (300) | | New Jersey: | 1.5% (58,768) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.2% (146) | | New Jersey: | 1.5% (30,812) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.6% (154) | | New Jersey: | 1.5% (27,956) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.3% (1,580) | | New Jersey: | 5.9% (233,173) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.8% (929) | | New Jersey: | 5.6% (116,912) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.8% (651) | | New Jersey: | 6.3% (116,261) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.7% (1,215) | | New Jersey: | 5.6% (221,277) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.0% (589) | | New Jersey: | 5.7% (119,022) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.5% (626) | | New Jersey: | 5.6% (102,255) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.9% (715) | | New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,776) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.9% (700) | | New Jersey: | 2.1% (83,147) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.7% (666) | | New Jersey: | 3.2% (124,191) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 11.4% (2,070) | | New Jersey: | 7.7% (297,494) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.9% (2,344) | | New Jersey: | 9.5% (369,088) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.1% (2,208) | | New Jersey: | 14.4% (558,435) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.0% (2,356) | | New Jersey: | 15.3% (592,839) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.6% (1,565) | | New Jersey: | 14.0% (541,137) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.9% (1,075) | | New Jersey: | 7.6% (295,834) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.8% (871) | | New Jersey: | 6.4% (246,745) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.3% (230) | | New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,391) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.1% (208) | | New Jersey: | 1.1% (43,997) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.4% (1,522) | | New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,079) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.1% (1,465) | | New Jersey: | 5.6% (218,724) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.5%
Number of people working at home: 178 (1.0% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,497 (-13.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,535 (25.0%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)
Working at home in 2008 - Perth Amboy
Working at home in 2008 - New Jersey
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)
Working at home in 2000 - Perth Amboy
Working at home in 2000 - New Jersey
Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.5% (571) | | New Jersey: | 2.9% (105,062) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.9% (372) | | New Jersey: | 2.7% (52,887) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.1% (199) | | New Jersey: | 3.0% (52,175) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 19.5% (2,475) | | New Jersey: | 9.2% (337,548) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 19.2% (1,213) | | New Jersey: | 7.9% (153,776) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 19.8% (1,262) | | New Jersey: | 10.6% (183,772) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 18.4% (2,339) | | New Jersey: | 13.7% (503,774) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 19.7% (1,249) | | New Jersey: | 12.3% (238,388) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 17.1% (1,090) | | New Jersey: | 15.3% (265,386) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.1% (1,283) | | New Jersey: | 13.8% (507,592) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.5% (537) | | New Jersey: | 13.1% (255,603) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 11.7% (746) | | New Jersey: | 14.5% (251,989) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.9% (1,772) | | New Jersey: | 14.4% (529,269) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.8% (874) | | New Jersey: | 13.7% (267,337) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 14.1% (898) | | New Jersey: | 15.1% (261,932) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.7% (599) | | New Jersey: | 6.0% (220,521) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.5% (288) | | New Jersey: | 5.8% (113,455) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.9% (311) | | New Jersey: | 6.2% (107,066) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.6% (1,088) | | New Jersey: | 13.8% (507,626) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.0% (441) | | New Jersey: | 14.2% (275,916) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.1% (647) | | New Jersey: | 13.3% (231,710) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.6% (328) | | New Jersey: | 2.9% (105,190) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.7% (109) | | New Jersey: | 2.9% (57,402) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.4% (219) | | New Jersey: | 2.8% (47,788) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.2% (533) | | New Jersey: | 4.5% (166,094) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.7% (237) | | New Jersey: | 5.0% (96,363) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.6% (296) | | New Jersey: | 4.0% (69,731) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.8% (990) | | New Jersey: | 8.5% (313,902) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.0% (570) | | New Jersey: | 9.5% (185,173) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.6% (420) | | New Jersey: | 7.4% (128,729) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.6% (582) | | New Jersey: | 7.3% (269,913) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.9% (373) | | New Jersey: | 9.1% (176,172) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.3% (209) | | New Jersey: | 5.4% (93,741) |
90 or more minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.1% (146) | | New Jersey: | 3.1% (115,118) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.1% (67) | | New Jersey: | 3.8% (73,445) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.2% (79) | | New Jersey: | 2.4% (41,673) |
| Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.3% (421) | | New Jersey: | 2.6% (99,241) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 12.5% (2,273) | | New Jersey: | 9.0% (347,598) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 15.4% (2,803) | | New Jersey: | 12.5% (482,988) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 17.5% (3,177) | | New Jersey: | 13.2% (510,571) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 15.7% (2,851) | | New Jersey: | 12.8% (497,467) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.8% (874) | | New Jersey: | 5.4% (210,226) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 13.8% (2,500) | | New Jersey: | 12.7% (492,539) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.1% (388) | | New Jersey: | 2.8% (109,571) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.1% (382) | | New Jersey: | 4.0% (156,148) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.3% (1,144) | | New Jersey: | 9.1% (352,609) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.7% (668) | | New Jersey: | 8.7% (335,777) |
90 or more minutes:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.8% (514) | | New Jersey: | 4.5% (175,142) |
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Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
| Perth Amboy: | 43.1% (546) | | New Jersey: | 17.6% (65,274) |
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 70.9% (11,853) | | New Jersey: | 61.3% (2,082,817) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Perth Amboy: | 17.3% (219) | | New Jersey: | 19.5% (72,353) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 18.2% (3,051) | | New Jersey: | 20.2% (685,905) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.4% (132) | | New Jersey: | 14.8% (54,902) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.1% (1,012) | | New Jersey: | 8.8% (297,707) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Perth Amboy: | 29.3% (371) | | New Jersey: | 48.2% (178,985) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.8% (811) | | New Jersey: | 9.8% (331,934) |
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Perth Amboy
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Perth Amboy (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Perth Amboy (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - New Jersey
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - New Jersey (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - New Jersey (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Perth Amboy
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - New Jersey
Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
| Perth Amboy: | 74.5% (9,554) | | New Jersey: | 75.4% (2,899,096) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 74.4% (4,760) | | New Jersey: | 74.7% (1,518,253) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 74.6% (4,794) | | New Jersey: | 76.3% (1,380,843) |
Carpooled:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.4% (1,340) | | New Jersey: | 9.2% (351,941) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.9% (700) | | New Jersey: | 9.4% (191,591) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 10.0% (640) | | New Jersey: | 8.9% (160,350) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.9% (246) | | New Jersey: | 3.9% (150,121) |
Bus or trolley bus - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.2% (143) | | New Jersey: | 3.7% (76,143) |
Bus or trolley bus - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.6% (103) | | New Jersey: | 4.1% (73,978) |
Subway or elevated:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.1% (9) | | New Jersey: | 0.8% (30,584) |
Subway or elevated - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.1% (9) | | New Jersey: | 0.9% (18,001) |
Railroad:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.5% (67) | | New Jersey: | 0.9% (33,182) |
Railroad - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.2% (13) | | New Jersey: | 1.0% (21,127) |
Railroad - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.8% (54) | | New Jersey: | 0.7% (12,055) |
Bicycle:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.2% (31) | | New Jersey: | 0.3% (13,119) |
Bicycle - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.5% (31) | | New Jersey: | 0.5% (10,519) |
Walked:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.8% (1,133) | | New Jersey: | 3.5% (134,049) |
Walked - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 9.1% (580) | | New Jersey: | 3.6% (72,573) |
Walked - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.6% (553) | | New Jersey: | 3.4% (61,476) |
Other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.5% (326) | | New Jersey: | 1.7% (65,319) |
Other means - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.5% (94) | | New Jersey: | 1.7% (35,404) |
Other means - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.6% (232) | | New Jersey: | 1.7% (29,915) |
| Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
| Perth Amboy: | 57.2% (10,396) | | New Jersey: | 73.0% (2,828,303) |
Carpooled:
| Perth Amboy: | 25.6% (4,658) | | New Jersey: | 10.6% (412,299) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.3% (605) | | New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,067) |
Subway or elevated:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.3% (50) | | New Jersey: | 1.3% (50,279) |
Railroad:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.9% (339) | | New Jersey: | 2.4% (93,864) |
Taxicab:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.5% (274) | | New Jersey: | 0.2% (7,879) |
Bicycle:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.4% (64) | | New Jersey: | 0.2% (9,142) |
Walked:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.6% (1,199) | | New Jersey: | 3.1% (121,305) |
Other means:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.3% (410) | | New Jersey: | 0.7% (25,484) |
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Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Perth Amboy: | 69.1% (10,396) | | New Jersey: | 87.3% (2,828,303) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Perth Amboy: | 15.9% (2,390) | | New Jersey: | 9.6% (311,146) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Perth Amboy: | 5.8% (868) | | New Jersey: | 1.7% (55,192) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.5% (532) | | New Jersey: | 0.7% (21,516) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.4% (357) | | New Jersey: | 0.4% (12,963) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.4% (511) | | New Jersey: | 0.4% (11,482) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Perth Amboy: | 80.7% (15,092) | | New Jersey: | 70.6% (2,789,718) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 81.8% (8,234) | | New Jersey: | 72.1% (1,513,771) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 79.4% (6,858) | | New Jersey: | 68.9% (1,275,947) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.2% (230) | | New Jersey: | 3.8% (149,548) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.6% (164) | | New Jersey: | 5.5% (115,635) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.8% (66) | | New Jersey: | 1.8% (33,913) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.0% (740) | | New Jersey: | 6.4% (254,203) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.1% (313) | | New Jersey: | 3.9% (82,116) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.9% (427) | | New Jersey: | 9.3% (172,087) |
Local government workers:
| Perth Amboy: | 7.3% (1,372) | | New Jersey: | 7.9% (311,080) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 6.0% (607) | | New Jersey: | 6.3% (131,844) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 8.9% (765) | | New Jersey: | 9.7% (179,236) |
State government workers:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.7% (502) | | New Jersey: | 3.8% (151,067) |
State government workers - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.0% (203) | | New Jersey: | 3.2% (68,111) |
State government workers - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 3.5% (299) | | New Jersey: | 4.5% (82,956) |
Federal government workers:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.2% (228) | | New Jersey: | 2.2% (88,294) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.1% (111) | | New Jersey: | 2.6% (53,792) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.4% (117) | | New Jersey: | 1.9% (34,502) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Perth Amboy: | 2.8% (528) | | New Jersey: | 5.0% (197,664) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Perth Amboy: | 4.3% (430) | | New Jersey: | 6.2% (130,204) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 1.1% (98) | | New Jersey: | 3.6% (67,460) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.0% (6) | | New Jersey: | 0.2% (8,455) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Perth Amboy: | 0.1% (6) | | New Jersey: | 0.3% (5,071) |
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