Work and Jobs in Somers, New York (NY) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Somers are: Educational services (13.1% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (12.0% of civilian employees), Health care (10.2% of civilian employees). 60.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.1% less than the rate of 63.7% across the entire state of New York.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Educational services | 13.1% (1,116) | 6.4% (290) | 21.0% (826) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 12.0% (1,020) | 14.1% (645) | 9.6% (375) |
Health care | 10.2% (865) | 5.5% (253) | 15.6% (612) |
Finance and insurance | 9.0% (764) | 10.4% (475) | 7.4% (289) |
Construction | 7.0% (598) | 12.5% (569) | 0.7% (29) |
Public administration | 4.4% (371) | 5.2% (239) | 3.4% (132) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.2% (268) | 3.1% (142) | 3.2% (126) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.9% (246) | 3.2% (145) | 2.6% (101) |
Computer and electronic products | 2.8% (241) | 2.7% (124) | 3.0% (117) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.5% (210) | 2.5% (115) | 2.4% (95) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.5% (209) | 2.1% (95) | 2.9% (114) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (167) | 0.6% (26) | 3.6% (141) |
Accommodation and food services | 1.8% (154) | 2.1% (94) | 1.5% (60) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.8% (149) | 2.6% (117) | 0.8% (32) |
Social assistance | 1.4% (118) | 0.7% (33) | 2.2% (85) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.3% (113) | 2.0% (92) | 0.5% (21) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.2% (106) | 1.3% (61) | 1.1% (45) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.0% (87) | 0.5% (21) | 1.7% (66) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.0% (83) | 0.9% (39) | 1.1% (44) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.0% (81) | 0.5% (22) | 1.5% (59) |
Food and beverage stores | 0.9% (79) | 1.2% (55) | 0.6% (24) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.9% (75) | 0.5% (22) | 1.3% (53) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.8% (70) | 0.3% (15) | 1.4% (55) |
Utilities | 0.8% (68) | 1.4% (64) | 0.1% (4) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.8% (68) | 0.5% (22) | 1.2% (46) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (67) | 1.0% (47) | 0.5% (20) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.7% (59) | 0.8% (38) | 0.5% (21) |
Chemicals | 0.7% (57) | 0.7% (33) | 0.6% (24) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.6% (55) | 1.1% (48) | 0.2% (7) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.6% (51) | 1.1% (51) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (46) | 0.4% (19) | 0.7% (27) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (44) | 0.8% (36) | 0.2% (8) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (37) | 0.5% (22) | 0.4% (15) |
Food | 0.4% (36) | 0.6% (27) | 0.2% (9) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.4% (36) | 0.6% (28) | 0.2% (8) |
Air transportation | 0.4% (33) | 0.3% (14) | 0.5% (19) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (32) | 0.6% (27) | 0.1% (5) |
Gasoline stations | 0.4% (31) | 0.5% (25) | 0.2% (6) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.4% (31) | 0.4% (18) | 0.3% (13) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (31) | 0.3% (12) | 0.5% (19) |
Fuel dealers | 0.4% (30) | 0.7% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.3% (28) | 0.4% (16) | 0.3% (12) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (26) | 0.4% (17) | 0.2% (9) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (26) | 0.2% (10) | 0.4% (16) |
Metal and metal products | 0.3% (25) | 0.5% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (24) | 0.3% (12) | 0.3% (12) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (23) | 0.4% (16) | 0.2% (7) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (22) | 0.1% (6) | 0.4% (16) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.2% (21) | 0.3% (15) | 0.2% (6) |
Vending machine operators | 0.2% (21) | 0.5% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.2% (20) | 0.3% (14) | 0.2% (6) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (19) | 0.4% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (17) | 0.4% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel | 0.2% (17) | 0.2% (10) | 0.2% (7) |
Transportation equipment | 0.2% (16) | 0.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (15) | 0.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Truck transportation | 0.2% (15) | 0.2% (7) | 0.2% (8) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (15) | 0.2% (7) | 0.2% (8) |
Petroleum and coal products | 0.2% (13) | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (13) | 0.2% (7) | 0.2% (6) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.1% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (12) |
Management of companies and enterprises | 0.1% (12) | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) |
Machinery | 0.1% (11) | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (5) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (10) | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (9) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (9) |
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (9) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.1% (5) | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Leather and allied products | 0.1% (5) | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Somers
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.6%Males
- 1.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 2.9%Males
- 7.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 8.0%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 5.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Somers: | 1.4% (113) |
New York: | 2.4% (194,562) |
5:30am:
Somers: | 1.7% (141) |
New York: | 2.1% (174,328) |
6am:
Somers: | 2.1% (175) |
New York: | 3.1% (253,826) |
6:30am:
Somers: | 7.8% (648) |
New York: | 7.0% (573,349) |
7am:
Somers: | 9.9% (825) |
New York: | 8.6% (706,982) |
7:30am:
Somers: | 15.8% (1,319) |
New York: | 14.0% (1,147,579) |
8am:
Somers: | 16.4% (1,371) |
New York: | 14.8% (1,213,706) |
8:30am:
Somers: | 17.8% (1,484) |
New York: | 13.9% (1,144,298) |
9am:
Somers: | 8.1% (680) |
New York: | 7.5% (614,475) |
10am:
Somers: | 5.5% (459) |
New York: | 7.2% (593,377) |
11am:
Somers: | 1.2% (103) |
New York: | 2.7% (224,011) |
12pm:
Somers: | 0.5% (38) |
New York: | 1.3% (105,049) |
4pm:
Somers: | 3.3% (274) |
New York: | 6.3% (517,309) |
>4pm:
Somers: | 2.8% (237) |
New York: | 6.1% (501,196) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Somers: | 1.2% (97) |
New York: | 2.7% (219,036) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Somers: | 6.4% (534) |
New York: | 8.3% (680,270) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Somers: | 6.7% (558) |
New York: | 11.6% (956,590) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Somers: | 6.6% (554) |
New York: | 12.4% (1,020,084) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Somers: | 10.6% (887) |
New York: | 12.3% (1,013,757) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Somers: | 5.3% (446) |
New York: | 4.9% (399,384) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Somers: | 14.8% (1,236) |
New York: | 12.9% (1,058,688) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Somers: | 6.2% (517) |
New York: | 2.5% (203,722) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Somers: | 6.2% (520) |
New York: | 4.1% (340,311) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Somers: | 11.4% (949) |
New York: | 9.8% (806,556) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Somers: | 8.7% (728) |
New York: | 10.3% (848,185) |
90 or more minutes:
Somers: | 10.1% (841) |
New York: | 5.1% (417,464) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Somers: | 76.8% (6,412) |
New York: | 56.3% (4,620,178) |
Carpooled:
Somers: | 7.0% (587) |
New York: | 9.2% (756,918) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Somers: | 0.1% (5) |
New York: | 5.8% (475,389) |
Subway or elevated:
Somers: | 0.2% (18) |
New York: | 14.8% (1,217,009) |
Railroad:
Somers: | 9.1% (760) |
New York: | 2.8% (228,215) |
Bicycle:
Somers: | 0.1% (8) |
New York: | 0.3% (25,036) |
Walked:
Somers: | 0.4% (33) |
New York: | 6.2% (511,721) |
Other means:
Somers: | 0.5% (44) |
New York: | 0.5% (40,375) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Somers: | 91.6% (6,412) |
New York: | 85.9% (4,620,178) |
In 2 person carpool:
Somers: | 6.5% (458) |
New York: | 11.0% (590,255) |
In 3 person carpool:
Somers: | 0.9% (63) |
New York: | 1.8% (96,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
Somers: | 0.6% (40) |
New York: | 0.7% (36,112) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Somers: | 0.1% (6) |
New York: | 0.3% (16,644) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Somers: | 0.3% (20) |
New York: | 0.3% (17,437) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Somers: | 60.6% (5,148) |
New York: | 63.7% (5,340,134) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Somers: | 8.9% (752) |
New York: | 3.4% (283,619) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Somers: | 9.2% (783) |
New York: | 9.7% (810,356) |
Local government workers:
Somers: | 11.9% (1,008) |
New York: | 10.2% (858,120) |
State government workers:
Somers: | 2.5% (210) |
New York: | 4.6% (383,673) |
Federal government workers:
Somers: | 0.6% (51) |
New York: | 2.2% (185,100) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Somers: | 6.1% (519) |
New York: | 6.0% (501,068) |
Unpaid family workers:
Somers: | 0.2% (19) |
New York: | 0.2% (20,918) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Somers: | 63.2% (2,884) |
New York: | 66.2% (2,902,064) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Somers: | 13.4% (611) |
New York: | 4.9% (215,651) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Somers: | 4.5% (206) |
New York: | 6.3% (277,787) |
Local government workers - Males:
Somers: | 8.4% (382) |
New York: | 8.7% (380,426) |
State government workers - Males:
Somers: | 2.3% (105) |
New York: | 4.1% (181,784) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Somers: | 0.7% (34) |
New York: | 2.3% (102,647) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Somers: | 7.3% (333) |
New York: | 7.1% (312,497) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Somers: | 0.2% (9) |
New York: | 0.2% (9,470) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Somers: | 57.7% (2,264) |
New York: | 60.9% (2,438,070) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Somers: | 3.6% (141) |
New York: | 1.7% (67,968) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Somers: | 14.7% (577) |
New York: | 13.3% (532,569) |
Local government workers - Females:
Somers: | 15.9% (626) |
New York: | 11.9% (477,694) |
State government workers - Females:
Somers: | 2.7% (105) |
New York: | 5.0% (201,889) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Somers: | 0.4% (17) |
New York: | 2.1% (82,453) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Somers: | 4.7% (186) |
New York: | 4.7% (188,571) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Somers: | 0.3% (10) |
New York: | 0.3% (11,448) |