Industries in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Back Bay
Boston
0%5%10%15%20%CountProfessional1Healthcare2Finance & InsuranceEducationRetailManufacturingHospitalityInformationReal estateEntertainment3Other ServicesWholesalersAdministrative4Government5ConstructionUtilitiesTransportationManagement6Agriculture7Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…23.055878%12.155710%23.055878%23.1%3,1603,16116.243208%18.421231%16.243208%16.2%2,2262,22713.729477%7.152492%13.729477%13.7%1,88213.453236%12.925283%13.453236%13.5%1,8445.548998%8.046519%5.548998%5.5%7607614.724964%4.424696%4.724964%4.7%6476484.573859%8.694180%4.573859%4.6%6273.061132%2.449824%3.061132%3.1%4194203.052270%2.061227%3.052270%3.1%4183.019572%2.037522%3.019572%3.0%4134142.181100%4.661467%2.181100%2.2%2991.914582%1.546203%1.914582%1.9%2621.887536%4.325925%1.887536%1.9%2582591.494593%4.214453%1.494593%1.5%2042051.014400%3.381383%1.014400%1.0%1390.612798%0.462534%0.612798%0.6%840.379385%2.881598%0.379385%0.4%520.053011%0.044306%0.053011%0.1%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.100747%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.012699%0

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Back Bay than in Boston, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Less Common
More Common
100%0%%ref.Finance & InsuranceProfessional1Entertainment2Real estateUtilitiesInformationWholesalersManagement3ManufacturingEducationHealthcare4RetailHospitalityOther ServicesAdministrative5Government6ConstructionTransportationAgriculture7Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…91.953739%91.953739%92.0%13.729%13.7%7.152%7.15%89.671181%89.671181%89.7%23.056%23.1%12.156%12.2%48.198262%48.198262%48.2%3.020%3.02%2.038%2.04%48.080216%48.080216%48.1%3.052%3.05%2.061%2.06%32.486971%32.486971%32.5%0.613%0.61%0.463%0.46%24.953160%24.953160%25.0%3.061%3.06%2.450%2.45%23.824761%23.824761%23.8%1.915%1.91%1.546%1.55%19.647967%19.647967%19.6%0.053%0.05%0.044%0.04%6.786183%6.786183%6.8%4.725%4.72%4.425%4.42%4.084650%4.084650%4.1%13.453%13.5%12.925%12.9%-11.823436%-11.823436%11.8%16.243%16.2%18.421%18.4%-31.038523%-31.038523%31.0%5.549%5.55%8.047%8.05%-47.391710%-47.391710%47.4%4.574%4.57%8.694%8.69%-53.210005%-53.210005%53.2%2.181%2.18%4.661%4.66%-56.366875%-56.366875%56.4%1.888%1.89%4.326%4.33%-64.536501%-64.536501%64.5%1.495%1.49%4.214%4.21%-70.000433%-70.000433%70.0%1.014%1.01%3.381%3.38%-86.834226%-86.834226%86.8%0.379%0.38%2.882%2.88%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.101%0.10%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.013%0.01%

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Female Male
Boston
Back Bay
2x1x0x1x2xFMTransportationFinance & InsuranceWholesalersConstructionReal estateAdministrative1ManufacturingProfessional2UtilitiesAll IndustriesHospitalityInformationEducationRetailHealthcare3Government4-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.823850x2.784655x2.823850x2.82x131438-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.246805x1.258108x2.246805x2.25x5795801,3021,303-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871210x2.127283x1.871210x1.87x91171-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.860040x10.219101x1.860040x1.86x484990-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.808410x1.588235x1.808410x1.81x148149269-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.762465x1.400407x1.762465x1.76x9394165-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136937x1.905671x1.136937x1.14x303344345-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131617x1.298997x1.131617x1.13x1,4821,4831,678-1.025798x-1.000000x-1.025798x1.03x1.000000x2.086629x1.000000x424341-1.044383x-1.031427x-1.044383x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x7,0037,0046,7056,706-1.058801x-1.000000x-1.058801x1.06x1.000000x1.109559x1.000000x322304305-1.274207x-1.000000x-1.274207x1.27x1.000000x1.231620x1.000000x235184185-1.443003x-1.662384x-1.443003x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1,089754755-1.482545x-1.000000x-1.482545x1.48x1.000000x1.019906x1.000000x454306-1.670878x-2.669459x-1.670878x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1,393833834-2.029979x-1.000000x-2.029979x2.03x1.000000x1.228290x1.000000x1376768

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Back Bay
Boston
0%20%40%60%PartFullTransportationHospitalityRetailEducationConstructionEntertainment1UtilitiesGovernment2Other ServicesAll IndustriesHealthcare3Administrative4Professional5Real estateFinance & InsuranceManufacturingInformationWholesalersManagement673.466688%34.335521%73.466688%73.5%38131463.043479%47.283173%63.043479%63.0%39523123251.151376%50.678638%51.151376%51.2%38937137249.254824%44.520862%49.254824%49.3%90893593646.893098%34.217994%46.893098%46.9%65737445.225425%51.204986%45.225425%45.2%18722622742.329693%18.913972%42.329693%42.3%35364832.599074%14.610955%32.599074%32.6%666713829.876835%38.933285%29.876835%29.9%8920921028.942453%33.547715%28.942453%28.9%3,9673,9689,7419,74225.858511%31.285618%25.858511%25.9%5755761,65123.353487%47.967904%23.353487%23.4%6019820.025234%23.677857%20.025234%20.0%6326332,5272,52816.917022%23.384447%16.917022%16.9%707134734815.338046%12.227264%15.338046%15.3%2882891,5931,59414.746640%19.682378%14.746640%14.7%959655210.477198%24.570902%10.477198%10.5%43443753769.305577%17.521446%9.305577%9.3%242380.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.133758%07

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Back Bay
Boston
$0k$50k$100k$150k%CountAdministrative1Finance & InsuranceConstructionManufacturingInformationProfessional2WholesalersAll IndustriesEducationReal estateHealthcare3RetailOther ServicesHospitalityGovernment4Entertainment5$181,005.790187$40,977.000000$181,005.790187$181.0k1.888%1.89%258259$129,579.348816$76,255.000000$129,579.348816$129.6k13.729%13.7%1,882$113,750.000000$50,130.000000$113,750.000000$113.8k1.014%1.01%139$109,427.118735$63,011.000000$109,427.118735$109.4k4.725%4.72%647648$102,490.137056$70,118.000000$102,490.137056$102.5k3.061%3.06%419420$100,390.949253$77,462.000000$100,390.949253$100.4k23.056%23.1%3,1603,161$97,968.403046$58,867.000000$97,968.403046$98.0k1.915%1.91%262$91,808.250224$55,036.000000$91,808.250224$91.8k100.000%100%13,70913.7k$85,314.794880$56,407.000000$85,314.794880$85.3k13.453%13.5%1,844$84,868.338726$62,005.000000$84,868.338726$84.9k3.052%3.05%418$73,075.578140$48,066.000000$73,075.578140$73.1k16.243%16.2%2,2262,227$64,080.039466$41,608.000000$64,080.039466$64.1k5.549%5.55%760761$63,368.563486$42,380.000000$63,368.563486$63.4k2.181%2.18%299$60,501.689157$28,547.000000$60,501.689157$60.5k4.574%4.57%627$58,412.088968$66,253.000000$58,412.088968$58.4k1.495%1.49%204205$45,949.540137$50,427.000000$45,949.540137$45.9k3.020%3.02%413414

Industries by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods in Boston. This section compares Back Bay to all of the neighborhoods in Boston and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Back Bay.

Agriculture1 Industry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Back Bay, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Back Bay
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Long Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr IssUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMassachusettsEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownSuffolk CountySuffolkEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleBostonBoston School DistrictBostonRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburySouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleAllston NeighborhoodAllstonNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndWest End NeighborhoodWest EndChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayFenway NeighborhoodFenwayKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather Dist4.761905%4.761905%4.8%314.761905%4.761905%4.8%021.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M0.668286%0.668286%0.7%49,91949.9k0.610239%0.610239%0.6%165,844166k0.366836%0.366836%0.4%2030.365797%0.365797%0.4%12,68912.7k0.350971%0.350971%0.4%8040.312191%0.312191%0.3%5050.301963%0.301963%0.3%660.247987%0.247987%0.2%6,2110.221288%0.221288%0.2%313270.185328%0.185328%0.2%303180.173337%0.173337%0.2%1290.152022%0.152022%0.2%0100.152022%0.152022%0.2%0110.121462%0.121462%0.1%1120.115168%0.115168%0.1%4740.111067%0.111067%0.1%5130.100747%0.100747%0.1%3570.100747%0.100747%0.1%3570.087427%0.087427%0.1%1819140.084959%0.084959%0.1%3150.082677%0.082677%0.1%13160.077906%0.077906%0.1%1213170.077901%0.077901%0.1%2324180.074758%0.074758%0.1%1718190.072549%0.072549%0.1%1920200.058330%0.058330%0.1%9210.026412%0.026412%0.0%4220.021426%0.021426%0.0%12230.002984%0.002984%0.0%0240.001753%0.001753%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039

Construction Income by Neighborhood#26

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Back Bay, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Back Bay
$0k$50k$100k%Count#North End NeighborhoodNorth EndBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMassachusettsNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerNew EnglandBostonBoston School DistrictBostonNortheastEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleSuffolk CountySuffolkSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN Dorchester$119,192.363207$119,192.363207$119.2k1.765%1.77%1341$113,750.000000$113,750.000000$113.8k1.014%1.01%1392$84,583.000000$84,583.000000$84.6k1.562%1.56%85863$83,906.000000$83,906.000000$83.9k1.235%1.23%494$82,006.277897$82,006.277897$82.0k6.510%6.51%1845$77,163.760096$77,163.760096$77.2k3.037%3.04%2956$75,147.522015$75,147.522015$75.1k3.895%3.89%6306317$71,274.810239$71,274.810239$71.3k2.206%2.21%5215228$65,451.848959$65,451.848959$65.5k2.091%2.09%5665679$64,494.671553$64,494.671553$64.5k3.241%3.24%69810$61,071.000000$61,071.000000$61.1k3.775%3.77%7811$56,683.237750$56,683.237750$56.7k3.152%3.15%50612$55,517.597392$55,517.597392$55.5k9.167%9.17%15215313$54,741.000000$54,741.000000$54.7k5.213%5.21%130,558131k$54,478.097923$54,478.097923$54.5k1.363%1.36%21621714$52,999.000000$52,999.000000$53.0k5.465%5.46%189,560190k$51,313.000000$51,313.000000$51.3k1.980%1.98%5515$51,010.000000$51,010.000000$51.0k5.852%5.85%437,134437k$50,130.000000$50,130.000000$50.1k3.381%3.38%11,98212.0k$50,130.000000$50,130.000000$50.1k3.381%3.38%11,98212.0k$49,906.000000$49,906.000000$49.9k5.692%5.69%1,546,8151.55M$48,458.017156$48,458.017156$48.5k5.321%5.32%24816$47,149.590321$47,149.590321$47.1k3.590%3.59%55755817$46,454.000000$46,454.000000$46.5k3.896%3.90%16,03316.0k$46,140.523040$46,140.523040$46.1k6.782%6.78%2,07418$44,986.344739$44,986.344739$45.0k7.329%7.33%1,6731,67419$43,954.315714$43,954.315714$44.0k3.906%3.91%83183220$42,191.000000$42,191.000000$42.2k6.254%6.25%9,256,6379.26M$36,990.259700$36,990.259700$37.0k3.686%3.69%59321$36,970.396653$36,970.396653$37.0k5.544%5.54%79579622

Definitions

An industry describe the kind of business conducted by a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following industries (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining:
    • Agriculture: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    • Oil & Gas, and Mining: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction: Construction
  • Manufacturing: Manufacturing
  • Wholesalers: Wholesale trade
  • Retail: Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities:
    • Transportation: Transportation and warehousing
    • Utilities: Utilities
  • Information: Information
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing:
    • Finance & Insurance: Finance and insurance
    • Real estate: Real estate and rental and leasing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services:
    • Professional: Professional, scientific, and technical services
    • Management: Management of companies and enterprises
    • Administrative: Administrative and support and waste management services
  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance:
    • Education: Educational services
    • Healthcare: Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services:
    • Entertainment: Arts, entertainment, and recreation
    • Hospitality: Accommodation and food services
  • Other Services: Other services, except public administration
  • Government: Public administration

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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