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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of South Plainfield, New Jersey was 21,810 / 22,626

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Educational services9.3% (1,027)5.6% (322)13.6% (705)
Health care9.0% (990)3.6% (209)15.0% (781)
Finance and insurance6.2% (684)4.2% (245)8.4% (439)
Professional, scientific, and technical services6.0% (658)6.8% (393)5.1% (265)
Construction5.3% (587)8.9% (515)1.4% (72)
Chemicals5.3% (585)6.0% (349)4.5% (236)
Accommodation and food services4.1% (448)3.2% (185)5.1% (263)
Broadcasting and telecommunications3.9% (429)4.3% (249)3.5% (180)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.1% (344)4.1% (235)2.1% (109)
Public administration2.7% (293)3.6% (210)1.6% (83)
Metal and metal products2.5% (271)3.9% (227)0.8% (44)
Food and beverage stores2.4% (260)2.9% (167)1.8% (93)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers2.0% (223)2.6% (153)1.3% (70)
Social assistance1.7% (190)0.6% (37)2.9% (153)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.7% (184)1.8% (103)1.6% (81)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.7% (183)1.0% (59)2.4% (124)
Personal and laundry services1.5% (169)1.1% (66)2.0% (103)
Repair and maintenance1.4% (156)2.6% (150)0.1% (6)
Truck transportation1.4% (154)2.2% (126)0.5% (28)
Computer and electronic products1.3% (146)0.8% (46)1.9% (100)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.2% (135)1.6% (93)0.8% (42)
Utilities1.2% (130)1.5% (89)0.8% (41)
Machinery1.1% (126)1.6% (93)0.6% (33)
Other direct selling establishments1.1% (125)1.0% (56)1.3% (69)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.1% (122)1.4% (83)0.8% (39)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.1% (122)0.8% (48)1.4% (74)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.1% (121)1.1% (66)1.1% (55)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.1% (119)1.0% (58)1.2% (61)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.1% (119)0.6% (34)1.6% (85)
Printing and related support activities1.0% (114)0.9% (55)1.1% (59)
Plastics and rubber products0.9% (98)0.9% (54)0.8% (44)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.8% (89)1.0% (59)0.6% (30)
Food0.8% (86)0.9% (52)0.7% (34)
U. S. Postal service0.8% (85)1.3% (73)0.2% (12)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.6% (71)0.8% (49)0.4% (22)
Paper0.6% (68)0.6% (37)0.6% (31)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.6% (68)1.0% (56)0.2% (12)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.6% (65)0.7% (41)0.5% (24)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6% (64)0.4% (24)0.8% (40)
Warehousing and storage0.6% (61)0.8% (47)0.3% (14)
Private households0.5% (58)0.1% (3)1.1% (55)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.5% (53)0.3% (20)0.6% (33)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4% (46)0.7% (41)0.1% (5)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.4% (44)0.7% (38)0.1% (6)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.4% (43)0.1% (7)0.7% (36)
Textile mills and textile products0.4% (42)0.2% (12)0.6% (30)
Petroleum and coal products0.4% (42)0.4% (24)0.3% (18)
Transportation equipment0.4% (40)0.5% (28)0.2% (12)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.4% (40)0.5% (27)0.3% (13)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.4% (40)0.6% (36)0.1% (4)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3% (35)0.2% (14)0.4% (21)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.3% (32)0.2% (14)0.3% (18)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (29)0.3% (15)0.3% (14)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.3% (29)0.3% (15)0.3% (14)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.3% (29)0.1% (7)0.4% (22)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3% (28)0.2% (14)0.3% (14)
Gasoline stations0.2% (27)0.4% (21)0.1% (6)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (26)0.3% (18)0.2% (8)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2% (24)0.2% (14)0.2% (10)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.2% (23)0.2% (12)0.2% (11)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.2% (23)0.4% (23)0.0% (0)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.2% (22)0.1% (5)0.3% (17)
Beverage and tobacco products0.2% (21)0.4% (21)0.0% (0)
Management of companies and enterprises0.2% (21)0.4% (21)0.0% (0)
Leather and allied products0.2% (20)0.3% (20)0.0% (0)
Music stores0.2% (19)0.2% (13)0.1% (6)
Retail florists0.2% (18)0.0% (0)0.3% (18)
Air transportation0.2% (17)0.1% (7)0.2% (10)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1% (15)0.1% (7)0.2% (8)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.1% (15)0.2% (9)0.1% (6)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.1% (14)0.2% (9)0.1% (5)
Wood products0.1% (14)0.1% (8)0.1% (6)
Rail transportation0.1% (13)0.2% (13)0.0% (0)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (8)0.1% (8)0.0% (0)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.1% (7)0.1% (7)0.0% (0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1% (7)0.1% (7)0.0% (0)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1% (6)0.1% (6)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors4.9% (536)3.0% (175)6.9% (361)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.7% (520)5.3% (307)4.1% (213)
Other production occupations including supervisors4.5% (495)5.6% (324)3.3% (171)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.1% (451)4.3% (249)3.9% (202)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers3.7% (412)1.3% (77)6.4% (335)
Secretaries and administrative assistants3.6% (398)0.0% (0)7.7% (398)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors3.4% (372)6.3% (362)0.2% (10)
Computer specialists3.3% (364)4.9% (285)1.5% (79)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers3.2% (348)4.3% (247)1.9% (101)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers2.9% (317)5.3% (305)0.2% (12)
Business operations specialists2.7% (294)1.6% (95)3.8% (199)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing2.3% (254)2.2% (130)2.4% (124)
Registered nurses2.3% (253)0.1% (4)4.8% (249)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.3% (252)2.6% (153)1.9% (99)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.2% (241)2.8% (162)1.5% (79)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.9% (213)1.7% (101)2.2% (112)
Health technologists and technicians1.9% (204)0.9% (52)2.9% (152)
Customer service representatives1.9% (204)1.3% (75)2.5% (129)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.8% (201)2.4% (139)1.2% (62)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.8% (196)0.4% (26)3.3% (170)
Metal workers and plastic workers1.8% (195)2.2% (130)1.3% (65)
Financial managers1.7% (185)1.3% (76)2.1% (109)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.7% (182)3.1% (182)0.0% (0)
Cashiers1.7% (182)0.9% (52)2.5% (130)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.5% (166)0.4% (23)2.8% (143)
Top executives1.5% (164)1.9% (111)1.0% (53)
Accountants and auditors1.4% (152)1.8% (106)0.9% (46)
Other financial specialists1.2% (137)1.1% (61)1.5% (76)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers1.2% (132)1.7% (97)0.7% (35)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians1.2% (127)1.6% (91)0.7% (36)
Assemblers and fabricators1.1% (124)1.2% (67)1.1% (57)
Art and design workers1.1% (118)0.9% (53)1.3% (65)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations1.1% (117)0.2% (13)2.0% (104)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.1% (116)2.0% (116)0.0% (0)
Engineers1.0% (115)1.8% (106)0.2% (9)
Media and communication equipment workers1.0% (108)0.8% (48)1.2% (60)
Child care workers0.9% (99)0.0% (0)1.9% (99)
Other healthcare support occupations0.9% (99)0.2% (13)1.7% (86)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.8% (89)0.5% (27)1.2% (62)
Personal appearance workers0.8% (87)0.2% (13)1.4% (74)
Carpenters0.7% (82)1.4% (82)0.0% (0)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.7% (81)1.3% (75)0.1% (6)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.7% (78)0.3% (16)1.2% (62)
Secondary school teachers0.7% (76)0.5% (29)0.9% (47)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.7% (74)0.8% (48)0.5% (26)
Waiters and waitresses0.7% (74)0.2% (12)1.2% (62)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors0.7% (72)0.5% (30)0.8% (42)
Bus drivers0.6% (71)0.6% (33)0.7% (38)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides0.6% (66)0.3% (16)1.0% (50)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.6% (65)1.1% (65)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers0.6% (65)0.6% (35)0.6% (30)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.6% (62)0.7% (39)0.4% (23)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.6% (61)1.1% (61)0.0% (0)
Life and physical scientists0.6% (61)0.5% (29)0.6% (32)
Construction laborers0.5% (58)1.0% (58)0.0% (0)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists0.5% (57)0.5% (30)0.5% (27)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.5% (51)0.9% (51)0.0% (0)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.4% (46)0.8% (46)0.0% (0)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.4% (39)0.4% (21)0.3% (18)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.4% (39)0.3% (19)0.4% (20)
Food processing workers0.3% (36)0.4% (23)0.3% (13)
Electricians0.3% (36)0.6% (36)0.0% (0)
Printing workers0.3% (35)0.5% (28)0.1% (7)
Religious workers0.3% (34)0.5% (27)0.1% (7)
Plant and system operators0.3% (34)0.5% (27)0.1% (7)
Postsecondary teachers0.3% (34)0.2% (13)0.4% (21)
Therapists0.3% (33)0.2% (10)0.4% (23)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.3% (31)0.3% (19)0.2% (12)
Legal support workers0.3% (30)0.3% (17)0.3% (13)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.2% (23)0.3% (17)0.1% (6)
Other transportation workers0.2% (21)0.4% (21)0.0% (0)
Physicians and surgeons0.2% (18)0.2% (11)0.1% (7)
Lawyers0.2% (18)0.3% (18)0.0% (0)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.2% (17)0.2% (11)0.1% (6)
Painters and paperhangers0.2% (17)0.2% (13)0.1% (4)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.1% (12)0.1% (7)0.1% (5)
Other construction workers and helpers0.1% (11)0.2% (11)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.1% (8)0.1% (8)0.0% (0)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants0.1% (8)0.1% (8)0.0% (0)
Woodworkers0.1% (8)0.1% (8)0.0% (0)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.8%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 44.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

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.:
South Plainfield:

3.1% (340)
New Jersey:

3.0% (117,803)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    4.6% (261)
    New Jersey:

    4.2% (87,601)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    1.5% (79)
    New Jersey:

    1.6% (30,202)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

4.2% (464)
New Jersey:

2.5% (99,296)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    6.1% (349)
    New Jersey:

    3.6% (75,099)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    2.2% (115)
    New Jersey:

    1.3% (24,197)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

5.5% (604)
New Jersey:

3.7% (147,106)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    9.1% (519)
    New Jersey:

    5.1% (106,738)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    1.6% (85)
    New Jersey:

    2.2% (40,368)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

7.2% (794)
New Jersey:

7.6% (299,603)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    8.6% (494)
    New Jersey:

    9.7% (202,841)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    5.7% (300)
    New Jersey:

    5.3% (96,762)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

10.1% (1,114)
New Jersey:

9.5% (375,201)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    11.0% (630)
    New Jersey:

    10.4% (218,228)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    9.2% (484)
    New Jersey:

    8.5% (156,973)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

12.7% (1,400)
New Jersey:

15.1% (592,714)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    12.4% (709)
    New Jersey:

    15.2% (319,875)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    13.1% (691)
    New Jersey:

    14.8% (272,839)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

15.5% (1,703)
New Jersey:

13.0% (510,003)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    10.9% (624)
    New Jersey:

    11.4% (239,955)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    20.4% (1,079)
    New Jersey:

    14.7% (270,048)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

13.1% (1,440)
New Jersey:

14.6% (572,812)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    10.0% (573)
    New Jersey:

    12.5% (263,357)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    16.4% (867)
    New Jersey:

    16.8% (309,455)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

8.0% (876)
New Jersey:

7.8% (307,619)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    6.1% (347)
    New Jersey:

    5.8% (121,748)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    10.0% (529)
    New Jersey:

    10.1% (185,871)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

6.0% (660)
New Jersey:

7.3% (287,425)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    6.1% (347)
    New Jersey:

    6.7% (141,230)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    5.9% (313)
    New Jersey:

    8.0% (146,195)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

2.4% (264)
New Jersey:

2.9% (113,695)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    1.1% (63)
    New Jersey:

    2.6% (55,105)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    3.8% (201)
    New Jersey:

    3.2% (58,590)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

1.8% (196)
New Jersey:

1.5% (58,768)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    2.0% (117)
    New Jersey:

    1.5% (30,812)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    1.5% (79)
    New Jersey:

    1.5% (27,956)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
South Plainfield:

3.9% (435)
New Jersey:

5.9% (233,173)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    3.8% (218)
    New Jersey:

    5.6% (116,912)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    4.1% (217)
    New Jersey:

    6.3% (116,261)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
South Plainfield:

6.6% (725)
New Jersey:

5.6% (221,277)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    8.4% (482)
    New Jersey:

    5.7% (119,022)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    4.6% (243)
    New Jersey:

    5.6% (102,255)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

2.4% (256)
New Jersey:

2.4% (92,776)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

2.5% (274)
New Jersey:

2.1% (83,147)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

2.8% (308)
New Jersey:

3.2% (124,191)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

7.5% (811)
New Jersey:

7.7% (297,494)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

11.5% (1,245)
New Jersey:

9.5% (369,088)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

16.1% (1,748)
New Jersey:

14.4% (558,435)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

15.9% (1,721)
New Jersey:

15.3% (592,839)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

14.2% (1,542)
New Jersey:

14.0% (541,137)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

7.0% (763)
New Jersey:

7.6% (295,834)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

5.5% (597)
New Jersey:

6.4% (246,745)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

2.4% (258)
New Jersey:

2.4% (92,391)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
South Plainfield:

0.6% (63)
New Jersey:

1.1% (43,997)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
South Plainfield:

5.5% (597)
New Jersey:

5.5% (213,079)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
South Plainfield:

4.1% (446)
New Jersey:

5.6% (218,724)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.6%
Number of people working at home: 200 (1.8% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +7,317 (+33.5%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 2,572 (23.8%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - South Plainfield

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 - South Plainfield

Working at home in 2000 - New Jersey

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
South Plainfield:

1.7% (276)
New Jersey:

2.9% (105,062)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    1.4% (141)
    New Jersey:

    2.7% (52,887)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    2.3% (135)
    New Jersey:

    3.0% (52,175)
5 to 9 minutes:
South Plainfield:

10.3% (1,646)
New Jersey:

9.2% (337,548)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    10.9% (1,095)
    New Jersey:

    7.9% (153,776)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    9.2% (551)
    New Jersey:

    10.6% (183,772)
10 to 14 minutes:
South Plainfield:

15.0% (2,388)
New Jersey:

13.7% (503,774)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    12.4% (1,244)
    New Jersey:

    12.3% (238,388)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    19.2% (1,144)
    New Jersey:

    15.3% (265,386)
15 to 19 minutes:
South Plainfield:

11.6% (1,853)
New Jersey:

13.8% (507,592)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    9.1% (910)
    New Jersey:

    13.1% (255,603)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    15.8% (943)
    New Jersey:

    14.5% (251,989)
20 to 24 minutes:
South Plainfield:

13.9% (2,212)
New Jersey:

14.4% (529,269)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    13.6% (1,363)
    New Jersey:

    13.7% (267,337)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    14.2% (849)
    New Jersey:

    15.1% (261,932)
25 to 29 minutes:
South Plainfield:

4.1% (659)
New Jersey:

6.0% (220,521)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    4.6% (463)
    New Jersey:

    5.8% (113,455)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    3.3% (196)
    New Jersey:

    6.2% (107,066)
30 to 34 minutes:
South Plainfield:

13.9% (2,221)
New Jersey:

13.8% (507,626)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    12.0% (1,197)
    New Jersey:

    14.2% (275,916)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    17.2% (1,024)
    New Jersey:

    13.3% (231,710)
35 to 39 minutes:
South Plainfield:

2.4% (381)
New Jersey:

2.9% (105,190)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    2.9% (291)
    New Jersey:

    2.9% (57,402)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    1.5% (90)
    New Jersey:

    2.8% (47,788)
40 to 44 minutes:
South Plainfield:

4.2% (666)
New Jersey:

4.5% (166,094)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    5.1% (510)
    New Jersey:

    5.0% (96,363)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    2.6% (156)
    New Jersey:

    4.0% (69,731)
45 to 59 minutes:
South Plainfield:

11.2% (1,783)
New Jersey:

8.5% (313,902)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    13.0% (1,301)
    New Jersey:

    9.5% (185,173)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    8.1% (482)
    New Jersey:

    7.4% (128,729)
60 to 89 minutes:
South Plainfield:

8.7% (1,387)
New Jersey:

7.3% (269,913)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    10.9% (1,088)
    New Jersey:

    9.1% (176,172)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    5.0% (299)
    New Jersey:

    5.4% (93,741)
90 or more minutes:
South Plainfield:

3.1% (492)
New Jersey:

3.1% (115,118)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    4.0% (403)
    New Jersey:

    3.8% (73,445)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    1.5% (89)
    New Jersey:

    2.4% (41,673)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
South Plainfield:

2.6% (277)
New Jersey:

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

13.7% (1,479)
New Jersey:

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

14.0% (1,512)
New Jersey:

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

14.4% (1,563)
New Jersey:

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

13.0% (1,404)
New Jersey:

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

5.7% (614)
New Jersey:

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

12.5% (1,358)
New Jersey:

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

3.0% (327)
New Jersey:

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

3.4% (370)
New Jersey:

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

7.8% (847)
New Jersey:

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

5.4% (589)
New Jersey:

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

2.7% (289)
New Jersey:

4.5% (175,142)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
South Plainfield:

4.8% (16)
New Jersey:

17.6% (65,274)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
South Plainfield:

66.3% (6,833)
New Jersey:

61.3% (2,082,817)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
South Plainfield:

5.5% (18)
New Jersey:

19.5% (72,353)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
South Plainfield:

19.8% (2,037)
New Jersey:

20.2% (685,905)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
South Plainfield:

7.3% (24)
New Jersey:

14.8% (54,902)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
South Plainfield:

8.0% (823)
New Jersey:

8.8% (297,707)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
South Plainfield:

82.4% (272)
New Jersey:

48.2% (178,985)
60 or more minutes - other means:
South Plainfield:

5.9% (606)
New Jersey:

9.8% (331,934)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Plainfield

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Plainfield (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Plainfield (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 - South Plainfield

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - New Jersey

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
South Plainfield:

79.2% (12,867)
New Jersey:

75.4% (2,899,096)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    80.9% (8,201)
    New Jersey:

    74.7% (1,518,253)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    76.4% (4,666)
    New Jersey:

    76.3% (1,380,843)
Carpooled:
South Plainfield:

13.6% (2,202)
New Jersey:

9.2% (351,941)
    Carpooled - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    11.8% (1,200)
    New Jersey:

    9.4% (191,591)
    Carpooled - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    16.4% (1,002)
    New Jersey:

    8.9% (160,350)
Bus or trolley bus:
South Plainfield:

0.8% (138)
New Jersey:

3.9% (150,121)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    0.8% (81)
    New Jersey:

    3.7% (76,143)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.9% (57)
    New Jersey:

    4.1% (73,978)
Subway or elevated:
South Plainfield:

0.2% (33)
New Jersey:

0.8% (30,584)
    Subway or elevated - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.5% (33)
    New Jersey:

    0.7% (12,583)
Railroad:
South Plainfield:

0.5% (80)
New Jersey:

0.9% (33,182)
    Railroad - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    0.7% (70)
    New Jersey:

    1.0% (21,127)
    Railroad - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.2% (10)
    New Jersey:

    0.7% (12,055)
Walked:
South Plainfield:

2.1% (337)
New Jersey:

3.5% (134,049)
    Walked - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    2.8% (281)
    New Jersey:

    3.6% (72,573)
    Walked - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.9% (56)
    New Jersey:

    3.4% (61,476)
Other means:
South Plainfield:

1.9% (307)
New Jersey:

1.7% (65,319)
    Other means - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    1.7% (173)
    New Jersey:

    1.7% (35,404)
    Other means - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    2.2% (134)
    New Jersey:

    1.7% (29,915)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
South Plainfield:

84.5% (9,147)
New Jersey:

73.0% (2,828,303)
Carpooled:
South Plainfield:

7.7% (837)
New Jersey:

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

0.2% (26)
New Jersey:

5.5% (213,067)
Streetcar or trolley car:
South Plainfield:

0.1% (6)
New Jersey:

0.0% (1,521)
Subway or elevated:
South Plainfield:

0.1% (16)
New Jersey:

1.3% (50,279)
Railroad:
South Plainfield:

2.6% (277)
New Jersey:

2.4% (93,864)
Taxicab:
South Plainfield:

0.0% (5)
New Jersey:

0.2% (7,879)
Bicycle:
South Plainfield:

0.3% (31)
New Jersey:

0.2% (9,142)
Walked:
South Plainfield:

1.6% (173)
New Jersey:

3.1% (121,305)
Other means:
South Plainfield:

1.0% (111)
New Jersey:

0.7% (25,484)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
South Plainfield:

91.6% (9,147)
New Jersey:

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

7.2% (716)
New Jersey:

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

0.7% (73)
New Jersey:

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

0.2% (23)
New Jersey:

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

0.3% (25)
New Jersey:

0.4% (12,963)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
South Plainfield:

74.0% (8,136)
New Jersey:

70.6% (2,789,718)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    74.6% (4,322)
    New Jersey:

    72.1% (1,513,771)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    73.3% (3,814)
    New Jersey:

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

3.6% (399)
New Jersey:

3.8% (149,548)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    5.0% (291)
    New Jersey:

    5.5% (115,635)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    2.1% (108)
    New Jersey:

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

5.8% (636)
New Jersey:

6.4% (254,203)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    3.5% (200)
    New Jersey:

    3.9% (82,116)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    8.4% (436)
    New Jersey:

    9.3% (172,087)
Local government workers:
South Plainfield:

7.4% (814)
New Jersey:

7.9% (311,080)
    Local government workers - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    6.1% (353)
    New Jersey:

    6.3% (131,844)
    Local government workers - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    8.9% (461)
    New Jersey:

    9.7% (179,236)
State government workers:
South Plainfield:

3.6% (393)
New Jersey:

3.8% (151,067)
    State government workers - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    4.0% (232)
    New Jersey:

    3.2% (68,111)
    State government workers - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    3.1% (161)
    New Jersey:

    4.5% (82,956)
Federal government workers:
South Plainfield:

1.2% (129)
New Jersey:

2.2% (88,294)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    1.6% (91)
    New Jersey:

    2.6% (53,792)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.7% (38)
    New Jersey:

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

4.2% (465)
New Jersey:

5.0% (197,664)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    5.1% (294)
    New Jersey:

    6.2% (130,204)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    3.3% (171)
    New Jersey:

    3.6% (67,460)
Unpaid family workers:
South Plainfield:

0.2% (19)
New Jersey:

0.2% (8,455)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    South Plainfield:

    0.1% (8)
    New Jersey:

    0.2% (3,384)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    South Plainfield:

    0.2% (11)
    New Jersey:

    0.3% (5,071)

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