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The most common industries in Northfield are: Educational services (31.7% of civilian employees), Health care (12.6% of civilian employees), Food & beverage stores (4.8% of civilian employees). 76.0% of workers work in Franklin County and 14.6% of all workers work at home. 58.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 11.9% 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 Northfield, Massachusetts was 1,141 / 907
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Northfield, Massachusetts was 1,141 / 907
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 31.7% (192) | 28.0% (76) | 34.7% (116) |
| Health care | 12.6% (76) | 5.2% (14) | 18.6% (62) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.8% (29) | 5.2% (14) | 4.5% (15) |
| Public administration | 4.5% (27) | 4.8% (13) | 4.2% (14) |
| Utilities | 3.5% (21) | 4.8% (13) | 2.4% (8) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (19) | 3.0% (8) | 3.3% (11) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.1% (19) | 4.1% (11) | 2.4% (8) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 3.0% (18) | 5.2% (14) | 1.2% (4) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.6% (16) | 5.9% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (16) |
| Construction | 2.3% (14) | 5.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 2.1% (13) | 1.5% (4) | 2.7% (9) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (9) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.5% (9) | 3.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (8) | 3.0% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.3% (8) | 1.5% (4) | 1.2% (4) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (7) | 1.1% (3) | 1.2% (4) |
| Paper | 1.2% (7) | 2.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (7) | 1.1% (3) | 1.2% (4) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (7) | 1.5% (4) | 0.9% (3) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (7) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (6) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.0% (6) | 1.1% (3) | 0.9% (3) |
| Social assistance | 1.0% (6) | 1.1% (3) | 0.9% (3) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (5) | 1.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (5) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (5) |
| Food | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (4) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.7% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.7% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.7% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (4) | 1.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (4) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (4) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.5% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.5% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Northfield
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.7%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.5%Males
- 2.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 4.2% (19) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.1% (120,321) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 1.8% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.1% (240,674) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 5.2% (24) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.7% (288,690) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 12.7% (58) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.0% (415,385) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 25.5% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 11.5% (342,657) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 30.6% (140) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.4% (397,867) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 6.9% (32) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.7% (227,745) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Northfield: | 2.4% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (96,477) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Northfield: | 12.4% (57) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.0% (208,178) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Northfield: | 2.8% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.0% (149,389) |
<5am:
| Northfield: | 4.2% (25) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:30am:
| Northfield: | 4.5% (27) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
6am:
| Northfield: | 2.5% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:30am:
| Northfield: | 5.3% (32) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
7am:
| Northfield: | 10.1% (61) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:30am:
| Northfield: | 16.6% (100) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
8am:
| Northfield: | 22.3% (134) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:30am:
| Northfield: | 11.8% (71) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
9am:
| Northfield: | 5.3% (32) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
10am:
| Northfield: | 5.0% (30) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
11am:
| Northfield: | 1.3% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
12pm:
| Northfield: | 0.5% (3) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
4pm:
| Northfield: | 4.7% (28) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
>4pm:
| Northfield: | 2.7% (16) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 7.6% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.0% (76,333) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 6.8% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.7% (149,033) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 4.2% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.0% (153,618) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 19.4% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.6% (208,401) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 29.2% (46) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.2% (155,897) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 14.3% (23) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.9% (105,616) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Northfield: | 14.2% (23) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.9% (105,991) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 2.5% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.1% (43,988) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 4.6% (14) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.4% (135,072) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 8.9% (26) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.4% (206,984) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 22.8% (68) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.0% (186,760) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 47.2% (141) |
| Massachusetts: | 14.5% (208,032) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 3.5% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.5% (122,129) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 5.1% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (52,557) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 11.3% (34) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.1% (102,187) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Northfield: | 4.5% (13) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.8% (68,666) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.0%
Number of people working at home: 79 (14.6% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 79 (14.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Northfield: | 4.2% (25) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Northfield: | 12.8% (77) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Northfield: | 10.8% (65) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Northfield: | 9.2% (55) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Northfield: | 23.6% (142) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Northfield: | 7.7% (46) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Northfield: | 11.5% (69) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Northfield: | 2.3% (14) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.1% (96,168) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Northfield: | 3.0% (18) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Northfield: | 8.3% (50) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Northfield: | 1.8% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
| Northfield: | 1.7% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Northfield: | 79.9% (480) |
| Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
| Northfield: | 12.8% (77) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Walked:
| Northfield: | 4.2% (25) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Northfield: | 85.6% (390) |
| Massachusetts: | 89.6% (2,238,371) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Northfield: | 2.1% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 8.0% (200,032) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Northfield: | 12.3% (56) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.6% (14,471) |
Drove alone:
| Northfield: | 86.2% (480) |
| Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Northfield: | 12.0% (67) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Northfield: | 1.8% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Northfield: | 58.1% (309) |
| Massachusetts: | 65.0% (2,416,369) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Northfield: | 11.1% (59) |
| Massachusetts: | 13.4% (499,196) |
Local government workers:
| Northfield: | 23.2% (124) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.3% (271,813) |
State government workers:
| Northfield: | 2.8% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.6% (134,738) |
Federal government workers:
| Northfield: | 3.1% (17) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.7% (63,827) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Northfield: | 1.7% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.3% (196,965) |
Employee of private company:
| Northfield: | 50.4% (305) |
| Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Northfield: | 2.5% (15) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Northfield: | 24.8% (150) |
| Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Local government workers:
| Northfield: | 12.2% (74) |
| Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
State government workers:
| Northfield: | 1.8% (11) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
Federal government workers:
| Northfield: | 2.0% (12) |
| Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Northfield: | 6.3% (38) |
| Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Northfield: | 62.1% (116) |
| Massachusetts: | 69.8% (1,324,965) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Northfield: | 16.8% (31) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.6% (181,632) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Northfield: | 3.7% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (99,411) |
State government workers - Males:
| Northfield: | 3.7% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.2% (60,051) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Northfield: | 8.9% (17) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.9% (36,414) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Northfield: | 4.7% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.8% (110,558) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Northfield: | 56.0% (193) |
| Massachusetts: | 60.1% (1,091,404) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Northfield: | 8.0% (27) |
| Massachusetts: | 17.5% (317,564) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Northfield: | 33.8% (117) |
| Massachusetts: | 9.5% (172,402) |
State government workers - Females:
| Northfield: | 2.3% (8) |
| Massachusetts: | 4.1% (74,687) |