Work and Jobs in Springfield, New Jersey (NJ) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Springfield are: Professional, scientific, technical services (13.7% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (10.8% of civilian employees), Health care (7.9% of civilian employees). 68.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.9% less than the rate of 70.6% across the entire state of New Jersey.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 13.7% (1,038) | 14.3% (593) | 12.9% (445) |
Finance and insurance | 10.8% (819) | 11.6% (480) | 9.8% (339) |
Health care | 7.9% (596) | 4.8% (199) | 11.5% (397) |
Educational services | 6.4% (484) | 2.3% (93) | 11.3% (391) |
Construction | 4.1% (308) | 7.1% (294) | 0.4% (14) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.0% (300) | 4.5% (185) | 3.3% (115) |
Public administration | 3.4% (261) | 4.7% (193) | 2.0% (68) |
Chemicals | 3.3% (250) | 3.1% (127) | 3.6% (123) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.9% (221) | 3.0% (125) | 2.8% (96) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.8% (209) | 2.4% (100) | 3.2% (109) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.7% (206) | 1.4% (59) | 4.3% (147) |
Accommodation and food services | 2.5% (187) | 1.2% (51) | 3.9% (136) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.0% (150) | 2.2% (92) | 1.7% (58) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.9% (143) | 1.9% (77) | 1.9% (66) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.8% (133) | 1.8% (76) | 1.7% (57) |
Social assistance | 1.6% (124) | 0.2% (8) | 3.4% (116) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.6% (122) | 1.5% (64) | 1.7% (58) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.5% (112) | 1.3% (55) | 1.7% (57) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.4% (106) | 0.7% (28) | 2.3% (78) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.3% (101) | 1.5% (61) | 1.2% (40) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3% (98) | 0.9% (39) | 1.7% (59) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.3% (95) | 2.1% (87) | 0.2% (8) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.2% (94) | 1.1% (47) | 1.4% (47) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.1% (82) | 1.6% (68) | 0.4% (14) |
Printing and related support activities | 1.1% (80) | 1.7% (69) | 0.3% (11) |
Metal and metal products | 1.0% (78) | 1.4% (59) | 0.6% (19) |
Paper | 0.9% (67) | 1.3% (55) | 0.3% (12) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (58) | 0.1% (6) | 1.5% (52) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.8% (57) | 1.0% (40) | 0.5% (17) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.8% (57) | 1.4% (57) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 0.7% (51) | 1.0% (42) | 0.3% (9) |
Air transportation | 0.6% (49) | 0.3% (13) | 1.0% (36) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (47) | 0.9% (39) | 0.2% (8) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (45) | 1.1% (45) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel | 0.6% (44) | 0.3% (13) | 0.9% (31) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (43) | 1.0% (40) | 0.1% (3) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (42) | 0.3% (14) | 0.8% (28) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (42) | 0.8% (32) | 0.3% (10) |
Machinery | 0.6% (42) | 0.8% (34) | 0.2% (8) |
Utilities | 0.5% (39) | 0.7% (29) | 0.3% (10) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (36) | 0.6% (26) | 0.3% (10) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (34) | 0.6% (23) | 0.3% (11) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (33) | 0.6% (24) | 0.3% (9) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.4% (32) | 0.2% (10) | 0.6% (22) |
Gasoline stations | 0.4% (31) | 0.8% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (31) | 0.2% (8) | 0.7% (23) |
Retail florists | 0.4% (30) | 0.5% (20) | 0.3% (10) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (27) | 0.7% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (23) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (21) | 0.5% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
Truck transportation | 0.3% (19) | 0.5% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (19) |
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (17) | 0.4% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (16) | 0.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (16) | 0.2% (8) | 0.2% (8) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (14) | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (8) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (13) | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (12) | 0.3% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.2% (12) | 0.3% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (11) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (8) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Springfield
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.0%Males
- 1.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 8.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 17.6%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 7.0%Males
- 5.8%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Springfield: | 1.6% (123) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,776) |
5:30am:
Springfield: | 0.6% (47) |
New Jersey: | 2.1% (83,147) |
6am:
Springfield: | 2.3% (173) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (124,191) |
6:30am:
Springfield: | 4.2% (313) |
New Jersey: | 7.7% (297,494) |
7am:
Springfield: | 7.1% (533) |
New Jersey: | 9.5% (369,088) |
7:30am:
Springfield: | 14.9% (1,112) |
New Jersey: | 14.4% (558,435) |
8am:
Springfield: | 16.9% (1,262) |
New Jersey: | 15.3% (592,839) |
8:30am:
Springfield: | 17.4% (1,298) |
New Jersey: | 14.0% (541,137) |
9am:
Springfield: | 12.0% (894) |
New Jersey: | 7.6% (295,834) |
10am:
Springfield: | 8.7% (648) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (246,745) |
11am:
Springfield: | 3.2% (240) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,391) |
12pm:
Springfield: | 1.2% (87) |
New Jersey: | 1.1% (43,997) |
4pm:
Springfield: | 4.2% (311) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,079) |
>4pm:
Springfield: | 2.0% (149) |
New Jersey: | 5.6% (218,724) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,926 (+20.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,097 (14.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,097 (14.7%)
Less than 5 minutes:
Springfield: | 2.5% (190) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (99,241) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Springfield: | 8.1% (604) |
New Jersey: | 9.0% (347,598) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Springfield: | 14.0% (1,046) |
New Jersey: | 12.5% (482,988) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Springfield: | 13.1% (977) |
New Jersey: | 13.2% (510,571) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Springfield: | 13.9% (1,038) |
New Jersey: | 12.8% (497,467) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Springfield: | 5.9% (441) |
New Jersey: | 5.4% (210,226) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Springfield: | 14.2% (1,063) |
New Jersey: | 12.7% (492,539) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Springfield: | 3.2% (241) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (109,571) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Springfield: | 4.2% (311) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (156,148) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Springfield: | 6.8% (504) |
New Jersey: | 9.1% (352,609) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Springfield: | 8.1% (601) |
New Jersey: | 8.7% (335,777) |
90 or more minutes:
Springfield: | 2.3% (174) |
New Jersey: | 4.5% (175,142) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Springfield: | 81.0% (6,046) |
New Jersey: | 73.0% (2,828,303) |
Carpooled:
Springfield: | 5.7% (424) |
New Jersey: | 10.6% (412,299) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Springfield: | 3.3% (247) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,067) |
Subway or elevated:
Springfield: | 1.0% (75) |
New Jersey: | 1.3% (50,279) |
Railroad:
Springfield: | 3.6% (265) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (93,864) |
Bicycle:
Springfield: | 0.2% (13) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (9,142) |
Walked:
Springfield: | 1.6% (120) |
New Jersey: | 3.1% (121,305) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Springfield: | 93.4% (6,046) |
New Jersey: | 87.3% (2,828,303) |
In 2 person carpool:
Springfield: | 6.0% (390) |
New Jersey: | 9.6% (311,146) |
In 3 person carpool:
Springfield: | 0.4% (23) |
New Jersey: | 1.7% (55,192) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Springfield: | 0.2% (11) |
New Jersey: | 0.4% (12,963) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Springfield: | 68.6% (5,205) |
New Jersey: | 70.6% (2,789,718) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Springfield: | 5.6% (424) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (149,548) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Springfield: | 7.6% (578) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (254,203) |
Local government workers:
Springfield: | 6.8% (513) |
New Jersey: | 7.9% (311,080) |
State government workers:
Springfield: | 2.1% (160) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (151,067) |
Federal government workers:
Springfield: | 0.9% (69) |
New Jersey: | 2.2% (88,294) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Springfield: | 8.3% (630) |
New Jersey: | 5.0% (197,664) |
Unpaid family workers:
Springfield: | 0.1% (8) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (8,455) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Springfield: | 69.0% (2,851) |
New Jersey: | 72.1% (1,513,771) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Springfield: | 8.2% (337) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (115,635) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Springfield: | 3.6% (147) |
New Jersey: | 3.9% (82,116) |
Local government workers - Males:
Springfield: | 4.2% (173) |
New Jersey: | 6.3% (131,844) |
State government workers - Males:
Springfield: | 1.9% (77) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (68,111) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Springfield: | 1.1% (47) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (53,792) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Springfield: | 11.9% (493) |
New Jersey: | 6.2% (130,204) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Springfield: | 0.2% (8) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (3,384) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Springfield: | 68.2% (2,354) |
New Jersey: | 68.9% (1,275,947) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Springfield: | 2.5% (87) |
New Jersey: | 1.8% (33,913) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Springfield: | 12.5% (431) |
New Jersey: | 9.3% (172,087) |
Local government workers - Females:
Springfield: | 9.8% (340) |
New Jersey: | 9.7% (179,236) |
State government workers - Females:
Springfield: | 2.4% (83) |
New Jersey: | 4.5% (82,956) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Springfield: | 0.6% (22) |
New Jersey: | 1.9% (34,502) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Springfield: | 4.0% (137) |
New Jersey: | 3.6% (67,460) |