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The most common industries in Lee are: Educational services (15.7% of civilian employees), Health care (12.4% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (10.0% of civilian employees). 75.0% of workers work in Berkshire County and 3.3% of all workers work at home. 49.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 32.6% less than the rate of 65.0% across the entire state of Massachusetts.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lee, Massachusetts was 2,021 / 1,496
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lee, Massachusetts was 2,021 / 1,496
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 15.7% (160) | 5.8% (30) | 25.9% (130) |
| Health care | 12.4% (126) | 9.1% (47) | 15.7% (79) |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.0% (102) | 8.9% (46) | 11.2% (56) |
| Paper | 4.1% (42) | 8.1% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 3.8% (39) | 4.8% (25) | 2.8% (14) |
| Public administration | 3.6% (37) | 2.5% (13) | 4.8% (24) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 3.3% (34) | 4.4% (23) | 2.2% (11) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 3.2% (33) | 1.5% (8) | 5.0% (25) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.8% (29) | 4.6% (24) | 1.0% (5) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.7% (28) | 2.1% (11) | 3.4% (17) |
| Private households | 2.7% (28) | 1.9% (10) | 3.6% (18) |
| Construction | 2.6% (27) | 5.2% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 2.6% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 5.4% (27) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.3% (23) | 2.5% (13) | 2.0% (10) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2.2% (22) | 4.2% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.2% (22) | 2.9% (15) | 1.4% (7) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.1% (21) | 4.1% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.7% (17) | 1.7% (9) | 1.6% (8) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.7% (17) | 1.4% (7) | 2.0% (10) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.6% (16) | 1.4% (7) | 1.8% (9) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.5% (15) | 1.9% (10) | 1.0% (5) |
| Social assistance | 1.4% (14) | 2.7% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.3% (13) | 1.2% (6) | 1.4% (7) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.3% (13) | 2.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (11) | 2.1% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.1% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (11) |
| Machinery | 1.0% (10) | 1.9% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.0% (10) | 1.9% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.9% (9) | 0.6% (3) | 1.2% (6) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.9% (9) | 1.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (9) | 1.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (8) |
| Chemicals | 0.7% (7) | 1.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (7) | 1.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (6) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (6) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (6) | 1.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (3) |
| Utilities | 0.3% (3) | 0.6% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Lee
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.7%Males
- 2.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 100.0%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.8%Males
- 2.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Lee: | 9.5% (72) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.9% (116,755) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Lee: | 1.9% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.1% (120,321) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Lee: | 15.3% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.1% (240,674) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Lee: | 17.6% (133) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.7% (288,690) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Lee: | 14.1% (106) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.0% (415,385) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Lee: | 12.8% (97) |
| Massachusetts: | 11.5% (342,657) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Lee: | 20.7% (157) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.4% (397,867) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Lee: | 2.0% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.0% (208,178) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Lee: | 0.1% (1) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.0% (149,389) |
<5am:
| Lee: | 2.2% (22) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:30am:
| Lee: | 1.6% (16) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
6am:
| Lee: | 2.0% (20) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:30am:
| Lee: | 5.4% (55) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
7am:
| Lee: | 7.1% (72) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:30am:
| Lee: | 10.0% (102) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
8am:
| Lee: | 13.9% (142) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:30am:
| Lee: | 16.7% (170) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
9am:
| Lee: | 8.0% (82) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
10am:
| Lee: | 8.7% (89) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
11am:
| Lee: | 3.5% (36) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
12pm:
| Lee: | 1.2% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
4pm:
| Lee: | 10.4% (106) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
>4pm:
| Lee: | 5.6% (57) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 14.2% (70) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.1% (77,876) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 10.0% (50) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.7% (149,033) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 23.5% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.0% (153,618) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 14.3% (71) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.6% (208,401) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 7.1% (35) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.2% (155,897) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 16.1% (80) |
| Massachusetts: | 12.4% (189,835) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 3.0% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.9% (105,991) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lee: | 0.3% (1) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.3% (80,723) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 4.0% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.1% (43,988) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 27.7% (73) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.4% (91,641) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 4.6% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.4% (135,072) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 13.8% (36) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.4% (206,984) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 23.7% (62) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.0% (186,760) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lee: | 28.7% (75) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.5% (208,032) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.0%
Number of people working at home: 26 (3.3% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 26 (3.3% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lee: | 2.9% (18) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.4% (72,022) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lee: | 15.2% (97) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.5% (259,432) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lee: | 20.1% (128) |
| Massachusetts: | 11.7% (357,609) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lee: | 12.6% (80) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.1% (398,711) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lee: | 27.4% (175) |
| Massachusetts: | 12.9% (393,113) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lee: | 2.4% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.5% (198,426) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lee: | 3.5% (22) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.6% (443,620) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lee: | 2.9% (19) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (112,842) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lee: | 3.4% (22) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.9% (150,286) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lee: | 1.4% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.1% (308,964) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lee: | 6.2% (40) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.5% (257,818) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lee: | 0.2% (1) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.1% (95,609) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lee: | 13.9% (142) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lee: | 27.0% (275) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lee: | 10.9% (111) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lee: | 11.4% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lee: | 17.3% (176) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lee: | 7.2% (73) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lee: | 3.5% (36) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lee: | 1.1% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lee: | 2.0% (20) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lee: | 1.5% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lee: | 0.6% (6) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 5.4% (19) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (36,410) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 5.5% (19) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.2% (112,656) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 24.6% (86) |
| Massachusetts: | 11.3% (177,902) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 17.1% (60) |
| Massachusetts: | 12.3% (193,786) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 34.1% (119) |
| Massachusetts: | 12.8% (201,122) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 3.7% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.2% (96,875) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 2.6% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 15.0% (236,094) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 3.0% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.6% (57,357) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 0.7% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.0% (79,224) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 2.7% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.6% (151,339) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Lee: | 0.4% (1) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.9% (61,139) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 24.7% (71) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.9% (146,776) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 13.0% (37) |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% (179,707) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 7.7% (22) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.9% (204,925) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 21.3% (61) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.0% (191,991) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 0.4% (1) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.9% (101,551) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 4.6% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.1% (207,526) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 2.3% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.8% (55,485) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 5.8% (17) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.8% (71,062) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 4.1% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.5% (140,044) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Lee: | 12.5% (36) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.2% (106,479) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Lee: | 83.6% (545) |
| Massachusetts: | 75.7% (1,106,594) |
Carpooled:
| Lee: | 11.6% (76) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.7% (127,626) |
Walked:
| Lee: | 4.8% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.8% (75,411) |
Drove car alone:
| Lee: | 78.0% (796) |
| Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
| Lee: | 9.4% (96) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Lee: | 0.9% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.9% (88,595) |
Walked:
| Lee: | 7.2% (73) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Other means:
| Lee: | 0.7% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.5% (16,697) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Lee: | 82.6% (296) |
| Massachusetts: | 76.4% (1,106,594) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Lee: | 17.4% (62) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.7% (127,626) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Lee: | 84.8% (249) |
| Massachusetts: | 75.0% (1,106,594) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Lee: | 4.5% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.6% (127,626) |
Walked - Females:
| Lee: | 10.7% (32) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.1% (75,411) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Lee: | 97.8% (708) |
| Massachusetts: | 89.6% (2,238,371) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lee: | 1.7% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.0% (200,032) |
Drove alone:
| Lee: | 89.2% (796) |
| Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lee: | 7.3% (65) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Lee: | 3.5% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Lee: | 49.1% (398) |
| Massachusetts: | 65.0% (2,416,369) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lee: | 25.0% (203) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.4% (499,196) |
Local government workers:
| Lee: | 8.7% (71) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.3% (271,813) |
State government workers:
| Lee: | 12.0% (97) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.6% (134,738) |
Federal government workers:
| Lee: | 2.3% (18) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.7% (63,827) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lee: | 3.0% (25) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.3% (196,965) |
Employee of private company:
| Lee: | 64.4% (657) |
| Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lee: | 2.8% (29) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lee: | 11.3% (115) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Local government workers:
| Lee: | 11.5% (117) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
State government workers:
| Lee: | 3.0% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
Federal government workers:
| Lee: | 2.0% (20) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lee: | 5.0% (51) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Lee: | 55.0% (282) |
| Massachusetts: | 69.8% (1,324,965) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Lee: | 16.3% (84) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.6% (181,632) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Lee: | 9.8% (50) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (99,411) |
State government workers - Males:
| Lee: | 18.9% (97) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.2% (60,051) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Lee: | 38.8% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 60.1% (1,091,404) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Lee: | 39.9% (119) |
| Massachusetts: | 17.5% (317,564) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Lee: | 6.9% (20) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.5% (172,402) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Lee: | 6.2% (18) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.5% (27,413) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Lee: | 8.2% (25) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.8% (86,407) |