Work and Jobs in Orange, New Jersey (NJ) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Orange are: Health care (14.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.1% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.8% of civilian employees). 71.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.6% across the entire state of New Jersey.
Most common industries
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Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 14.7% (2,015) | 6.9% (432) | 21.2% (1,583) |
Educational services | 8.1% (1,105) | 5.4% (341) | 10.3% (764) |
Finance and insurance | 6.8% (927) | 4.3% (271) | 8.8% (656) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.4% (744) | 5.8% (363) | 5.1% (381) |
Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (730) | 5.6% (350) | 5.1% (380) |
Public administration | 4.5% (621) | 3.8% (238) | 5.1% (383) |
Construction | 4.5% (616) | 9.6% (603) | 0.2% (13) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.4% (606) | 4.2% (263) | 4.6% (343) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 4.2% (575) | 6.5% (408) | 2.2% (167) |
Social assistance | 2.7% (377) | 1.1% (70) | 4.1% (307) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.6% (359) | 2.2% (140) | 2.9% (219) |
Personal and laundry services | 2.2% (306) | 2.0% (123) | 2.5% (183) |
Chemicals | 2.1% (288) | 2.3% (145) | 1.9% (143) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.9% (263) | 2.4% (153) | 1.5% (110) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.9% (254) | 2.1% (129) | 1.7% (125) |
U. S. Postal service | 1.5% (207) | 1.3% (82) | 1.7% (125) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.5% (201) | 2.4% (149) | 0.7% (52) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.4% (195) | 2.9% (182) | 0.2% (13) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.3% (177) | 1.2% (75) | 1.4% (102) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.3% (172) | 1.1% (71) | 1.4% (101) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.3% (172) | 0.8% (48) | 1.7% (124) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.3% (172) | 0.9% (54) | 1.6% (118) |
Food | 1.2% (163) | 0.9% (55) | 1.4% (108) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.0% (138) | 1.5% (91) | 0.6% (47) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (133) | 1.5% (96) | 0.5% (37) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 1.0% (132) | 0.4% (28) | 1.4% (104) |
Truck transportation | 0.8% (110) | 1.5% (93) | 0.2% (17) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (109) | 1.6% (98) | 0.1% (11) |
Metal and metal products | 0.7% (93) | 1.2% (72) | 0.3% (21) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (88) | 0.5% (29) | 0.8% (59) |
Private households | 0.6% (84) | 0.1% (5) | 1.1% (79) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (83) | 0.8% (52) | 0.4% (31) |
Transportation equipment | 0.6% (81) | 1.1% (67) | 0.2% (14) |
Air transportation | 0.6% (81) | 0.7% (42) | 0.5% (39) |
Machinery | 0.6% (80) | 0.7% (45) | 0.5% (35) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (80) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (80) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.5% (69) | 0.7% (44) | 0.3% (25) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.5% (67) | 0.6% (36) | 0.4% (31) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (65) | 0.8% (52) | 0.2% (13) |
Apparel | 0.5% (64) | 0.6% (37) | 0.4% (27) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (62) | 1.0% (62) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (60) | 0.8% (48) | 0.2% (12) |
Utilities | 0.4% (57) | 0.6% (35) | 0.3% (22) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (50) | 0.6% (35) | 0.2% (15) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.4% (50) | 0.8% (50) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (47) | 0.6% (36) | 0.1% (11) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (44) | 0.1% (4) | 0.5% (40) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (41) | 0.5% (33) | 0.1% (8) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (37) | 0.5% (29) | 0.1% (8) |
Retail florists | 0.3% (35) | 0.3% (20) | 0.2% (15) |
Music stores | 0.2% (33) | 0.4% (25) | 0.1% (8) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (31) | 0.3% (19) | 0.2% (12) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.2% (30) | 0.1% (9) | 0.3% (21) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.2% (30) | 0.4% (22) | 0.1% (8) |
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (26) | 0.4% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (24) | 0.1% (5) | 0.3% (19) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (24) | 0.2% (10) | 0.2% (14) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (17) | 0.2% (10) | 0.1% (7) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (15) | 0.1% (9) | 0.1% (6) |
Gasoline stations | 0.1% (14) | 0.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1% (14) | 0.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (6) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (6) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (11) | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (4) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (10) | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Orange
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 19.7%Males
- 7.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 12.9%Males
- 10.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 14.5%Males
- 2.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 5.9%Males
- 8.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 9.9%Males
- 5.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
![Time Leaving Home To Go To Work](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-2000-Orange-NJ-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/time-leaving-to-work-2000-Orange-NJ.png 800w)
<5am:
Orange: | 3.4% (451) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,776) |
5:30am:
Orange: | 2.4% (323) |
New Jersey: | 2.1% (83,147) |
6am:
Orange: | 1.7% (227) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (124,191) |
6:30am:
Orange: | 7.4% (995) |
New Jersey: | 7.7% (297,494) |
7am:
Orange: | 10.9% (1,453) |
New Jersey: | 9.5% (369,088) |
7:30am:
Orange: | 13.2% (1,760) |
New Jersey: | 14.4% (558,435) |
8am:
Orange: | 18.2% (2,432) |
New Jersey: | 15.3% (592,839) |
8:30am:
Orange: | 12.0% (1,611) |
New Jersey: | 14.0% (541,137) |
9am:
Orange: | 6.0% (809) |
New Jersey: | 7.6% (295,834) |
10am:
Orange: | 4.1% (543) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (246,745) |
11am:
Orange: | 2.4% (327) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,391) |
12pm:
Orange: | 1.1% (151) |
New Jersey: | 1.1% (43,997) |
4pm:
Orange: | 8.4% (1,120) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,079) |
>4pm:
Orange: | 7.4% (987) |
New Jersey: | 5.6% (218,724) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,155 (-18.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,400 (10.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,400 (10.5%)
![Travel time (in minutes) to work](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/travel-time-work-2000-Orange-NJ-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/travel-time-work-2000-Orange-NJ.png 800w)
![Working at home](http://pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/working-at-home-2000-Orange-NJ-small.png 600w,//pics4.city-data.com/sgraphs/work/working-at-home-2000-Orange-NJ.png 800w)
Less than 5 minutes:
Orange: | 0.9% (123) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (99,241) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Orange: | 6.8% (911) |
New Jersey: | 9.0% (347,598) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Orange: | 7.9% (1,060) |
New Jersey: | 12.5% (482,988) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Orange: | 11.9% (1,594) |
New Jersey: | 13.2% (510,571) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Orange: | 14.8% (1,979) |
New Jersey: | 12.8% (497,467) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Orange: | 5.9% (788) |
New Jersey: | 5.4% (210,226) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Orange: | 21.2% (2,838) |
New Jersey: | 12.7% (492,539) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Orange: | 2.8% (370) |
New Jersey: | 2.8% (109,571) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Orange: | 3.5% (463) |
New Jersey: | 4.0% (156,148) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Orange: | 10.4% (1,388) |
New Jersey: | 9.1% (352,609) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Orange: | 9.1% (1,213) |
New Jersey: | 8.7% (335,777) |
90 or more minutes:
Orange: | 3.5% (462) |
New Jersey: | 4.5% (175,142) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Orange: | 52.6% (7,033) |
New Jersey: | 73.0% (2,828,303) |
Carpooled:
Orange: | 16.6% (2,224) |
New Jersey: | 10.6% (412,299) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Orange: | 16.8% (2,253) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,067) |
Subway or elevated:
Orange: | 0.6% (76) |
New Jersey: | 1.3% (50,279) |
Railroad:
Orange: | 5.0% (670) |
New Jersey: | 2.4% (93,864) |
Ferryboat:
Orange: | 0.0% (5) |
New Jersey: | 0.1% (4,904) |
Taxicab:
Orange: | 1.0% (136) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (7,879) |
Bicycle:
Orange: | 0.1% (9) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (9,142) |
Walked:
Orange: | 5.0% (668) |
New Jersey: | 3.1% (121,305) |
Other means:
Orange: | 0.9% (115) |
New Jersey: | 0.7% (25,484) |
Private vehicle occupancy
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Drove alone:
Orange: | 76.0% (7,033) |
New Jersey: | 87.3% (2,828,303) |
In 2 person carpool:
Orange: | 17.3% (1,603) |
New Jersey: | 9.6% (311,146) |
In 3 person carpool:
Orange: | 4.2% (388) |
New Jersey: | 1.7% (55,192) |
In 4 person carpool:
Orange: | 1.3% (122) |
New Jersey: | 0.7% (21,516) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Orange: | 0.7% (66) |
New Jersey: | 0.4% (12,963) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Orange: | 0.5% (45) |
New Jersey: | 0.4% (11,482) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Orange: | 71.3% (9,770) |
New Jersey: | 70.6% (2,789,718) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Orange: | 1.1% (155) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (149,548) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Orange: | 6.7% (920) |
New Jersey: | 6.4% (254,203) |
Local government workers:
Orange: | 6.1% (834) |
New Jersey: | 7.9% (311,080) |
State government workers:
Orange: | 7.2% (990) |
New Jersey: | 3.8% (151,067) |
Federal government workers:
Orange: | 3.9% (536) |
New Jersey: | 2.2% (88,294) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Orange: | 3.6% (491) |
New Jersey: | 5.0% (197,664) |
Unpaid family workers:
Orange: | 0.1% (14) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (8,455) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Orange: | 72.3% (4,526) |
New Jersey: | 72.1% (1,513,771) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Orange: | 1.4% (88) |
New Jersey: | 5.5% (115,635) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Orange: | 6.4% (402) |
New Jersey: | 3.9% (82,116) |
Local government workers - Males:
Orange: | 5.6% (351) |
New Jersey: | 6.3% (131,844) |
State government workers - Males:
Orange: | 4.5% (283) |
New Jersey: | 3.2% (68,111) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Orange: | 4.0% (248) |
New Jersey: | 2.6% (53,792) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Orange: | 5.6% (348) |
New Jersey: | 6.2% (130,204) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Orange: | 0.2% (14) |
New Jersey: | 0.2% (3,384) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Orange: | 70.4% (5,244) |
New Jersey: | 68.9% (1,275,947) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Orange: | 0.9% (67) |
New Jersey: | 1.8% (33,913) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Orange: | 7.0% (518) |
New Jersey: | 9.3% (172,087) |
Local government workers - Females:
Orange: | 6.5% (483) |
New Jersey: | 9.7% (179,236) |
State government workers - Females:
Orange: | 9.5% (707) |
New Jersey: | 4.5% (82,956) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Orange: | 3.9% (288) |
New Jersey: | 1.9% (34,502) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Orange: | 1.9% (143) |
New Jersey: | 3.6% (67,460) |