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The most common industries in Edison are: Professional, scientific, technical services (12.4% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (9.1% of civilian employees), Health care (8.6% of civilian employees). 74.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.4% greater than 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
Professional, scientific, and technical services12.4%
(6,253)		14.7%
(4,062)		9.7%
(2,191)
Finance and insurance9.1%
(4,597)		9.1%
(2,522)		9.1%
(2,075)
Health care8.6%
(4,299)		4.3%
(1,178)		13.8%
(3,121)
Educational services7.8%
(3,928)		3.8%
(1,040)		12.7%
(2,888)
Chemicals4.8%
(2,402)		4.8%
(1,337)		4.7%
(1,065)
Accommodation and food services4.0%
(2,003)		3.9%
(1,064)		4.1%
(939)
Broadcasting and telecommunications3.4%
(1,700)		3.7%
(1,009)		3.0%
(691)
Construction3.3%
(1,655)		5.5%
(1,509)		0.6%
(146)
Public administration2.9%
(1,437)		3.6%
(993)		2.0%
(444)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.7%
(1,338)		2.8%
(763)		2.5%
(575)
Food and beverage stores2.2%
(1,109)		2.6%
(706)		1.8%
(403)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers2.0%
(997)		2.6%
(729)		1.2%
(268)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.9%
(950)		1.7%
(471)		2.1%
(479)
Computer and electronic products1.6%
(781)		1.9%
(516)		1.2%
(265)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.5%
(778)		1.6%
(428)		1.5%
(350)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.4%
(726)		1.2%
(321)		1.8%
(405)
Social assistance1.4%
(705)		0.5%
(146)		2.5%
(559)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.4%
(686)		1.7%
(457)		1.0%
(229)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.3%
(662)		1.4%
(377)		1.3%
(285)
Personal and laundry services1.3%
(650)		1.0%
(275)		1.7%
(375)
Truck transportation1.2%
(586)		1.9%
(511)		0.3%
(75)
Metal and metal products1.1%
(545)		1.6%
(432)		0.5%
(113)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.1%
(533)		0.7%
(189)		1.5%
(344)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.1%
(531)		0.7%
(196)		1.5%
(335)
U. S. Postal service1.0%
(512)		1.2%
(326)		0.8%
(186)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.0%
(495)		0.8%
(234)		1.2%
(261)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.9%
(467)		1.0%
(263)		0.9%
(204)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.9%
(454)		0.9%
(237)		1.0%
(217)
Utilities0.9%
(442)		1.1%
(293)		0.7%
(149)
Machinery0.9%
(438)		1.0%
(262)		0.8%
(176)
Repair and maintenance0.8%
(416)		1.2%
(344)		0.3%
(72)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.7%
(354)		0.8%
(223)		0.6%
(131)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.7%
(328)		0.8%
(234)		0.4%
(94)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6%
(319)		0.7%
(188)		0.6%
(131)
Air transportation0.6%
(310)		0.6%
(170)		0.6%
(140)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.6%
(299)		0.8%
(219)		0.4%
(80)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.6%
(295)		0.5%
(140)		0.7%
(155)
Printing and related support activities0.5%
(273)		0.7%
(184)		0.4%
(89)
Plastics and rubber products0.5%
(268)		0.6%
(173)		0.4%
(95)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.5%
(249)		0.5%
(141)		0.5%
(108)
Transportation equipment0.5%
(248)		0.8%
(223)		0.1%
(25)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.5%
(245)		0.6%
(174)		0.3%
(71)
Other direct selling establishments0.5%
(242)		0.4%
(101)		0.6%
(141)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.5%
(230)		0.7%
(183)		0.2%
(47)
Warehousing and storage0.4%
(225)		0.5%
(145)		0.4%
(80)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.4%
(209)		0.3%
(77)		0.6%
(132)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.4%
(208)		0.3%
(96)		0.5%
(112)
Apparel0.4%
(202)		0.2%
(67)		0.6%
(135)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.4%
(193)		0.4%
(122)		0.3%
(71)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.4%
(186)		0.4%
(119)		0.3%
(67)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3%
(163)		0.3%
(71)		0.4%
(92)
Food0.3%
(155)		0.4%
(115)		0.2%
(40)
Gasoline stations0.3%
(150)		0.4%
(98)		0.2%
(52)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3%
(142)		0.2%
(66)		0.3%
(76)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(137)		0.3%
(82)		0.2%
(55)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(115)		0.2%
(66)		0.2%
(49)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(107)		0.3%
(96)		0.0%
(11)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.2%
(97)		0.3%
(78)		0.1%
(19)
Paper0.2%
(92)		0.3%
(80)		0.1%
(12)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(85)		0.2%
(62)		0.1%
(23)
Book stores and news dealers0.2%
(84)		0.0%
(11)		0.3%
(73)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2%
(84)		0.3%
(70)		0.1%
(14)
Petroleum and coal products0.1%
(69)		0.1%
(31)		0.2%
(38)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.1%
(64)		0.1%
(35)		0.1%
(29)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1%
(58)		0.1%
(33)		0.1%
(25)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.1%
(56)		0.2%
(43)		0.1%
(13)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.1%
(54)		0.0%
(0)		0.2%
(54)
Rail transportation0.1%
(54)		0.1%
(35)		0.1%
(19)
Private households0.1%
(54)		0.1%
(30)		0.1%
(24)
Leather and allied products0.1%
(51)		0.2%
(46)		0.0%
(5)
Water transportation0.1%
(51)		0.1%
(33)		0.1%
(18)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1%
(42)		0.1%
(36)		0.0%
(6)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(42)		0.1%
(28)		0.1%
(14)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.1%
(32)		0.1%
(32)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Edison

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 15.2%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 18.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 5.8%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

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

1.8% (877)
New Jersey:

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

1.6% (797)
New Jersey:

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

2.6% (1,300)
New Jersey:

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

6.7% (3,285)
New Jersey:

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

8.5% (4,185)
New Jersey:

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

15.5% (7,644)
New Jersey:

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

16.7% (8,240)
New Jersey:

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

15.6% (7,703)
New Jersey:

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

8.8% (4,324)
New Jersey:

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

6.9% (3,409)
New Jersey:

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

2.2% (1,074)
New Jersey:

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

1.3% (634)
New Jersey:

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

5.0% (2,479)
New Jersey:

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

4.9% (2,404)
New Jersey:

5.6% (218,724)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: +18,555 (+19.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 11,695 (23.7%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Edison:

1.5% (741)
New Jersey:

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

7.3% (3,594)
New Jersey:

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

12.4% (6,130)
New Jersey:

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

13.8% (6,789)
New Jersey:

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

12.6% (6,227)
New Jersey:

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

4.8% (2,379)
New Jersey:

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

11.8% (5,814)
New Jersey:

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

2.9% (1,412)
New Jersey:

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

4.4% (2,154)
New Jersey:

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

9.4% (4,625)
New Jersey:

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

11.0% (5,434)
New Jersey:

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

6.2% (3,056)
New Jersey:

4.5% (175,142)

Means of transportation to work

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

74.6% (36,748)
New Jersey:

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

10.2% (5,006)
New Jersey:

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

0.8% (385)
New Jersey:

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

0.4% (197)
New Jersey:

1.3% (50,279)
Railroad:
Edison:

9.5% (4,661)
New Jersey:

2.4% (93,864)
Ferryboat:
Edison:

0.0% (9)
New Jersey:

0.1% (4,904)
Taxicab:
Edison:

0.2% (91)
New Jersey:

0.2% (7,879)
Motorcycle:
Edison:

0.0% (19)
New Jersey:

0.0% (1,830)
Bicycle:
Edison:

0.1% (64)
New Jersey:

0.2% (9,142)
Walked:
Edison:

2.0% (990)
New Jersey:

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

0.4% (185)
New Jersey:

0.7% (25,484)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Edison:

88.0% (36,748)
New Jersey:

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

9.7% (4,046)
New Jersey:

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

1.4% (603)
New Jersey:

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

0.6% (259)
New Jersey:

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

0.2% (83)
New Jersey:

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

0.0% (15)
New Jersey:

0.4% (11,482)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Edison:

74.7% (37,520)
New Jersey:

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

4.4% (2,202)
New Jersey:

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

5.4% (2,735)
New Jersey:

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

6.9% (3,470)
New Jersey:

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

3.2% (1,630)
New Jersey:

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

1.8% (910)
New Jersey:

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

3.4% (1,684)
New Jersey:

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

0.2% (102)
New Jersey:

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

76.3% (21,048)
New Jersey:

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

6.2% (1,720)
New Jersey:

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

3.2% (893)
New Jersey:

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

5.3% (1,471)
New Jersey:

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

2.4% (663)
New Jersey:

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

2.0% (552)
New Jersey:

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

4.2% (1,171)
New Jersey:

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

0.2% (57)
New Jersey:

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

72.6% (16,472)
New Jersey:

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

2.1% (482)
New Jersey:

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

8.1% (1,842)
New Jersey:

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

8.8% (1,999)
New Jersey:

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

4.3% (967)
New Jersey:

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

1.6% (358)
New Jersey:

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

2.3% (513)
New Jersey:

3.6% (67,460)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Edison:

0.2% (45)
New Jersey:

0.3% (5,071)
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