Work and Jobs in Boston, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Boston are: Finance & insurance (8.6% of civilian employees), Transportation equipment (8.2% of civilian employees), Construction (7.8% of civilian employees). 73.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.2% greater than the rate of 70.0% across the entire state of Tennessee.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Finance and insurance | 8.6% (429) | 6.3% (185) | 11.9% (244) |
| Transportation equipment | 8.2% (408) | 12.2% (360) | 2.3% (48) |
| Construction | 7.8% (388) | 11.9% (351) | 1.8% (37) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.7% (385) | 9.5% (280) | 5.1% (105) |
| Health care | 7.7% (385) | 2.1% (63) | 15.6% (322) |
| Educational services | 4.6% (231) | 2.2% (66) | 8.0% (165) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.0% (200) | 2.9% (84) | 5.6% (116) |
| Public administration | 3.3% (167) | 3.2% (95) | 3.5% (72) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.0% (148) | 2.3% (67) | 3.9% (81) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.8% (138) | 4.2% (125) | 0.6% (13) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (133) | 2.9% (85) | 2.3% (48) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.5% (126) | 3.7% (109) | 0.8% (17) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.3% (113) | 1.7% (50) | 3.1% (63) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.9% (96) | 2.2% (65) | 1.5% (31) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.9% (95) | 2.8% (81) | 0.7% (14) |
| Social assistance | 1.9% (95) | 0.0% (0) | 4.6% (95) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.8% (89) | 1.0% (29) | 2.9% (60) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.5% (73) | 1.0% (29) | 2.1% (44) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.4% (68) | 1.4% (42) | 1.3% (26) |
| Truck transportation | 1.3% (66) | 1.8% (53) | 0.6% (13) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.2% (59) | 1.8% (54) | 0.2% (5) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.1% (57) | 1.1% (31) | 1.3% (26) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (54) | 1.4% (40) | 0.7% (14) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.0% (51) | 1.6% (46) | 0.2% (5) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.0% (48) | 1.0% (28) | 1.0% (20) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (47) | 0.3% (10) | 1.8% (37) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.9% (45) | 1.0% (29) | 0.8% (16) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.8% (42) | 0.9% (27) | 0.7% (15) |
| Private households | 0.8% (41) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (41) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (40) | 0.9% (26) | 0.7% (14) |
| Paper | 0.8% (39) | 0.4% (12) | 1.3% (27) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (38) | 0.7% (20) | 0.9% (18) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (33) | 0.6% (19) | 0.7% (14) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (30) | 0.2% (7) | 1.1% (23) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (30) | 0.7% (20) | 0.5% (10) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.6% (28) | 0.7% (21) | 0.3% (7) |
| Machinery | 0.6% (28) | 0.9% (26) | 0.1% (2) |
| Chemicals | 0.5% (24) | 0.8% (23) | 0.0% (1) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (24) | 0.7% (22) | 0.1% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (22) | 0.4% (13) | 0.4% (9) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.4% (22) | 0.4% (12) | 0.5% (10) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (21) | 0.6% (17) | 0.2% (4) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (21) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (19) | 0.4% (12) | 0.3% (7) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (18) | 0.6% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (17) | 0.6% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (17) | 0.5% (15) | 0.1% (2) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (16) |
| Music stores | 0.3% (16) | 0.5% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.3% (15) | 0.1% (3) | 0.6% (12) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (15) | 0.2% (5) | 0.5% (10) |
| Food | 0.3% (14) | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (14) | 0.3% (10) | 0.2% (4) |
| Utilities | 0.3% (13) | 0.4% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (13) | 0.1% (2) | 0.5% (11) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.2% (12) | 0.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.2% (12) | 0.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (11) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (11) | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.2% (10) | 0.3% (8) | 0.1% (2) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (10) | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (9) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (4) | 0.1% (2) |
| Water transportation | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.1% (5) | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation | 0.1% (3) | 0.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (3) | 0.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Boston
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.8%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 27.3%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 7.9%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Boston: | 2.9% (143) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,201) |
5:30am:
| Boston: | 2.8% (139) |
| Tennessee: | 3.2% (85,054) |
6am:
| Boston: | 4.5% (221) |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% (130,170) |
6:30am:
| Boston: | 12.7% (625) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,202) |
7am:
| Boston: | 14.7% (725) |
| Tennessee: | 12.1% (315,993) |
7:30am:
| Boston: | 16.5% (812) |
| Tennessee: | 15.3% (400,482) |
8am:
| Boston: | 11.9% (586) |
| Tennessee: | 14.7% (385,430) |
8:30am:
| Boston: | 8.8% (434) |
| Tennessee: | 8.3% (217,000) |
9am:
| Boston: | 3.5% (175) |
| Tennessee: | 3.6% (95,491) |
10am:
| Boston: | 4.5% (221) |
| Tennessee: | 4.2% (109,641) |
11am:
| Boston: | 1.2% (59) |
| Tennessee: | 1.7% (45,353) |
4pm:
| Boston: | 3.8% (189) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (192,279) |
>4pm:
| Boston: | 8.3% (410) |
| Tennessee: | 7.6% (198,970) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Boston: | 0.9% (43) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (73,643) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Boston: | 3.3% (161) |
| Tennessee: | 9.9% (258,796) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Boston: | 5.9% (290) |
| Tennessee: | 14.6% (382,474) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Boston: | 13.7% (677) |
| Tennessee: | 16.9% (441,464) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Boston: | 17.2% (846) |
| Tennessee: | 15.6% (409,099) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Boston: | 7.5% (371) |
| Tennessee: | 6.0% (158,281) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Boston: | 13.9% (685) |
| Tennessee: | 14.1% (370,428) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Boston: | 3.7% (182) |
| Tennessee: | 2.4% (63,838) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Boston: | 5.6% (275) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (70,195) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Boston: | 16.7% (823) |
| Tennessee: | 6.7% (174,982) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Boston: | 5.3% (260) |
| Tennessee: | 3.5% (92,042) |
90 or more minutes:
| Boston: | 2.6% (126) |
| Tennessee: | 2.1% (55,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Boston: | 85.1% (4,194) |
| Tennessee: | 81.7% (2,140,377) |
Carpooled:
| Boston: | 10.1% (497) |
| Tennessee: | 12.5% (328,321) |
Bicycle:
| Boston: | 0.1% (3) |
| Tennessee: | 0.1% (2,330) |
Walked:
| Boston: | 0.3% (13) |
| Tennessee: | 1.5% (39,689) |
Other means:
| Boston: | 0.6% (32) |
| Tennessee: | 0.7% (17,308) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Boston: | 89.4% (4,194) |
| Tennessee: | 86.7% (2,140,377) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Boston: | 8.9% (419) |
| Tennessee: | 10.4% (257,957) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Boston: | 1.4% (67) |
| Tennessee: | 1.8% (44,143) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Boston: | 0.2% (9) |
| Tennessee: | 0.6% (14,756) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Boston: | 0.0% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 0.2% (3,789) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Boston: | 73.8% (3,690) |
| Tennessee: | 70.0% (1,855,123) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Boston: | 2.9% (143) |
| Tennessee: | 2.3% (60,116) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Boston: | 5.9% (295) |
| Tennessee: | 6.2% (164,441) |
Local government workers:
| Boston: | 6.3% (313) |
| Tennessee: | 7.1% (189,357) |
State government workers:
| Boston: | 1.4% (72) |
| Tennessee: | 4.0% (107,075) |
Federal government workers:
| Boston: | 0.9% (46) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (72,605) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Boston: | 8.8% (440) |
| Tennessee: | 7.3% (194,497) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Boston: | 0.0% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 0.3% (8,424) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Boston: | 78.2% (2,301) |
| Tennessee: | 72.2% (1,026,929) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Boston: | 3.9% (114) |
| Tennessee: | 3.1% (44,063) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Boston: | 2.0% (60) |
| Tennessee: | 3.9% (55,232) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Boston: | 4.5% (132) |
| Tennessee: | 5.4% (76,783) |
State government workers - Males:
| Boston: | 1.2% (36) |
| Tennessee: | 3.1% (43,631) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Boston: | 0.6% (18) |
| Tennessee: | 2.8% (39,487) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Boston: | 9.6% (282) |
| Tennessee: | 9.3% (131,816) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Boston: | 67.5% (1,389) |
| Tennessee: | 67.4% (828,194) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Boston: | 1.4% (29) |
| Tennessee: | 1.3% (16,053) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Boston: | 11.4% (235) |
| Tennessee: | 8.9% (109,209) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Boston: | 8.8% (181) |
| Tennessee: | 9.2% (112,574) |
State government workers - Females:
| Boston: | 1.7% (36) |
| Tennessee: | 5.2% (63,444) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Boston: | 1.4% (28) |
| Tennessee: | 2.7% (33,118) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Boston: | 7.7% (158) |
| Tennessee: | 5.1% (62,681) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Boston: | 0.1% (2) |
| Tennessee: | 0.4% (4,396) |