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The most common industries in Somers are: Educational services (9.5% of civilian employees), Health care (7.3% of civilian employees), Construction (5.5% of civilian employees). 69.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.2% across the entire state of Wisconsin.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 9.5% (454) | 6.1% (153) | 13.4% (301) |
| Health care | 7.3% (348) | 1.9% (48) | 13.3% (300) |
| Construction | 5.5% (263) | 9.4% (238) | 1.1% (25) |
| Machinery | 5.4% (256) | 8.0% (202) | 2.4% (54) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.2% (250) | 3.3% (82) | 7.5% (168) |
| Metal and metal products | 4.5% (215) | 6.5% (164) | 2.3% (51) |
| Public administration | 4.3% (207) | 5.6% (142) | 2.9% (65) |
| Chemicals | 3.9% (186) | 5.4% (136) | 2.2% (50) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.6% (171) | 3.5% (87) | 3.7% (84) |
| Transportation equipment | 3.4% (161) | 3.8% (95) | 2.9% (66) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.1% (148) | 1.2% (29) | 5.3% (119) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (131) | 3.0% (76) | 2.4% (55) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.5% (117) | 3.7% (93) | 1.1% (24) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.5% (117) | 2.0% (50) | 3.0% (67) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.3% (108) | 3.4% (86) | 1.0% (22) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.7% (81) | 1.8% (45) | 1.6% (36) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.6% (74) | 1.6% (41) | 1.5% (33) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.5% (73) | 1.3% (33) | 1.8% (40) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.4% (69) | 0.3% (7) | 2.8% (62) |
| Social assistance | 1.4% (69) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (69) |
| Food | 1.4% (67) | 2.4% (60) | 0.3% (7) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.3% (64) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (64) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.3% (63) | 2.2% (56) | 0.3% (7) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.3% (63) | 1.2% (29) | 1.5% (34) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.3% (62) | 0.5% (12) | 2.2% (50) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (62) | 1.8% (46) | 0.7% (16) |
| Truck transportation | 1.3% (62) | 2.1% (53) | 0.4% (9) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.2% (58) | 0.9% (22) | 1.6% (36) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.1% (54) | 1.5% (37) | 0.8% (17) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (53) | 2.1% (53) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (43) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (43) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (39) | 0.4% (9) | 1.3% (30) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (35) | 1.4% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.6% (29) | 1.2% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (29) | 1.2% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation | 0.6% (27) | 1.1% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.6% (27) | 0.6% (14) | 0.6% (13) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (26) | 0.6% (16) | 0.4% (10) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (23) | 0.4% (10) | 0.6% (13) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (23) | 0.9% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.5% (22) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (22) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.4% (20) | 0.4% (9) | 0.5% (11) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (20) | 0.8% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (20) | 0.4% (11) | 0.4% (9) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (19) | 0.8% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.4% (19) | 0.8% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.4% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (18) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.4% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (18) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (17) | 0.3% (8) | 0.4% (9) |
| Utilities | 0.3% (16) | 0.4% (10) | 0.3% (6) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (15) | 0.3% (7) | 0.4% (8) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (14) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (14) | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (8) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (11) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.2% (11) | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (10) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (10) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (9) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (9) |
| Private households | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (9) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (5) |
Unemployment in Somers
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 9.3%Males
- 6.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 58.3%Males
- 38.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 60.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 16.7%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 8.1%Males
- 11.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Somers: | 2.7% (126) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (109,243) |
5:30am:
| Somers: | 2.6% (123) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,106) |
6am:
| Somers: | 7.5% (348) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.7% (152,711) |
6:30am:
| Somers: | 8.7% (405) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.6% (230,911) |
7am:
| Somers: | 10.8% (505) |
| Wisconsin: | 11.2% (301,313) |
7:30am:
| Somers: | 14.2% (664) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.7% (369,283) |
8am:
| Somers: | 12.7% (591) |
| Wisconsin: | 15.1% (406,072) |
8:30am:
| Somers: | 7.0% (328) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.7% (207,205) |
9am:
| Somers: | 4.3% (199) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,083) |
10am:
| Somers: | 4.4% (207) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (99,733) |
11am:
| Somers: | 3.0% (140) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (46,480) |
12pm:
| Somers: | 1.6% (73) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.0% (27,021) |
4pm:
| Somers: | 11.1% (516) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.7% (233,209) |
>4pm:
| Somers: | 5.9% (274) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.8% (209,939) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Somers: | 2.3% (109) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.0% (135,194) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Somers: | 10.7% (500) |
| Wisconsin: | 14.8% (398,697) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Somers: | 21.3% (992) |
| Wisconsin: | 17.7% (476,569) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Somers: | 24.2% (1,127) |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% (440,637) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Somers: | 12.6% (587) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.8% (372,180) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Somers: | 2.7% (127) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.9% (159,448) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Somers: | 5.6% (259) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.2% (248,714) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Somers: | 2.8% (130) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.2% (59,121) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Somers: | 2.8% (132) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.3% (61,540) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Somers: | 6.4% (297) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.5% (120,028) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Somers: | 3.6% (167) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.5% (68,071) |
90 or more minutes:
| Somers: | 1.5% (72) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (45,110) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Somers: | 84.6% (3,945) |
| Wisconsin: | 79.5% (2,138,832) |
Carpooled:
| Somers: | 8.4% (393) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.9% (267,471) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Somers: | 0.2% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.8% (49,121) |
Railroad:
| Somers: | 0.2% (8) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.0% (856) |
Bicycle:
| Somers: | 0.2% (9) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (11,635) |
Walked:
| Somers: | 2.8% (130) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (100,301) |
Other means:
| Somers: | 0.2% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (11,907) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Somers: | 90.9% (3,945) |
| Wisconsin: | 88.9% (2,138,832) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Somers: | 7.6% (331) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% (217,793) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Somers: | 1.0% (43) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.3% (32,067) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Somers: | 0.3% (11) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (10,058) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Somers: | 0.2% (8) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.1% (3,286) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Somers: | 69.6% (3,319) |
| Wisconsin: | 70.2% (1,919,753) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Somers: | 5.6% (268) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.8% (77,876) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Somers: | 6.7% (318) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.0% (219,861) |
Local government workers:
| Somers: | 7.3% (348) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.9% (189,838) |
State government workers:
| Somers: | 4.5% (213) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (111,964) |
Federal government workers:
| Somers: | 1.2% (56) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (38,990) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Somers: | 5.0% (238) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.1% (167,248) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Somers: | 0.1% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (9,395) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Somers: | 72.3% (1,822) |
| Wisconsin: | 73.5% (1,049,603) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Somers: | 7.7% (193) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.0% (57,168) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Somers: | 4.2% (106) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.2% (60,190) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Somers: | 5.2% (131) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.6% (79,290) |
State government workers - Males:
| Somers: | 3.9% (98) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.5% (49,348) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Somers: | 1.3% (32) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (20,325) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Somers: | 5.4% (137) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.5% (107,640) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Somers: | 66.6% (1,497) |
| Wisconsin: | 66.6% (870,150) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Somers: | 3.3% (75) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.6% (20,708) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Somers: | 9.4% (212) |
| Wisconsin: | 12.2% (159,671) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Somers: | 9.7% (217) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.5% (110,548) |
State government workers - Females:
| Somers: | 5.1% (115) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.8% (62,616) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Somers: | 1.1% (24) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (18,665) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Somers: | 4.5% (101) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.6% (59,608) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Somers: | 0.3% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (4,466) |