Sectors in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Workers by Sector#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Back Bay
Boston
0%20%40%60%CountPrivateNon-ProfitSole Proprietor1Self-Employed2Local GovernmentState GovernmentFederal GovernmentUnpaid Family65.630474%64.728011%65.630474%65.6%8,9978,99820.178129%18.410789%20.178129%20.2%2,7665.234493%4.080406%5.234493%5.2%7177184.083085%1.636226%4.083085%4.1%5595602.532510%6.308699%2.532510%2.5%3471.651343%3.297004%1.651343%1.7%2260.622445%1.431910%0.622445%0.6%850.067521%0.106956%0.067521%0.1%9

Relative Workers by Sector#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
0%100%%ref.Self-Employed1Sole Proprietor2Non-ProfitPrivateUnpaid FamilyState GovernmentFederal GovernmentLocal Government149.542848%149.542848%149.5%4.083%4.08%1.636%1.64%28.283637%28.283637%28.3%5.234%5.23%4.080%4.08%9.599477%9.599477%9.6%20.178%20.2%18.411%18.4%1.394239%1.394239%1.4%65.630%65.6%64.728%64.7%-36.870210%-36.870210%36.9%0.068%0.07%0.107%0.11%-49.913835%-49.913835%49.9%1.651%1.65%3.297%3.30%-56.530409%-56.530409%56.5%0.622%0.62%1.432%1.43%-59.856856%-59.856856%59.9%2.533%2.53%6.309%6.31%

Part Timers by Sector#3

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within a sector.
Scope: population of Boston and Back Bay
Back Bay
Boston
0%50%100%PartFullUnpaid FamilySole Proprietor1Federal GovernmentState GovernmentLocal GovernmentNon-ProfitAll SectorsPrivateSelf-Employed2100.000000%79.947230%100.000000%100.0%9049.013133%50.791894%49.013133%49.0%35135236536645.875380%20.240441%45.875380%45.9%394636.213773%22.802362%36.213773%36.2%818214435.393864%26.853053%35.393864%35.4%12212322429.210501%33.342019%29.210501%29.2%8081,95828.942453%33.547715%28.942453%28.9%3,9673,9689,7419,74226.790559%34.031783%26.790559%26.8%2,4102,4116,58725.777657%29.786133%25.777657%25.8%144415

Median Income by Sector#4

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%CountSelf-Employed1PrivateFederal GovernmentAll SectorsSole Proprietor2Non-ProfitLocal GovernmentState Government$108,801.572094$75,653.000000$108,801.572094$108.8k4.083%4.08%559560$98,994.689564$54,045.000000$98,994.689564$99.0k65.630%65.6%8,9978,998$92,375.000000$63,700.000000$92,375.000000$92.4k0.622%0.62%85$91,808.250224$55,036.000000$91,808.250224$91.8k100.000%100%13,70913.7k$84,449.671600$41,562.000000$84,449.671600$84.4k5.234%5.23%717718$79,120.250946$53,974.000000$79,120.250946$79.1k20.178%20.2%2,766$66,321.638321$63,237.000000$66,321.638321$66.3k2.533%2.53%347$56,084.927411$58,177.000000$56,084.927411$56.1k1.651%1.65%226

Map of Sectors by Tract in Back Bay

Private Sectors by Tract#5

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
57.8%60.4%63.0%65.6%68.1%70.7%

Self-Employed Sectors by Tract#6

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
0.3%1.8%3.2%4.6%6.1%7.5%

Non-Profit Sectors by Tract#7

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
13.5%16.0%18.4%20.9%23.3%25.8%

Local Government Sectors by Tract#8

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%2.9%3.9%5.0%

State Government Sectors by Tract#9

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.1%4.1%5.2%

Federal Government Sectors by Tract#10

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
0.00%0.43%0.85%1.28%1.70%2.13%

Sole Proprietor Sectors by Tract#11

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
1.9%3.3%4.7%6.1%7.5%8.9%

Unpaid Family Sectors by Tract#12

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
0.00%0.09%0.18%0.27%0.36%0.46%
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Sectors 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.

Private Sector by Neighborhood#13

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%20%40%60%80%Count#East Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamAllston NeighborhoodAllstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsSuffolk CountySuffolkNew EnglandBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyBostonBoston School DistrictBostonEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndFenway NeighborhoodFenwayWest End NeighborhoodWest EndKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr IssMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut Hill81.164470%81.164470%81.2%18,53718.5k176.663937%76.663937%76.7%2,7342,735274.674276%74.674276%74.7%1,4671,468374.258386%74.258386%74.3%16,00516.0k474.189848%74.189848%74.2%339574.189848%74.189848%74.2%266673.282994%73.282994%73.3%5,568772.214562%72.214562%72.2%10,36210.4k872.195338%72.195338%72.2%834835971.693524%71.693524%71.7%1271071.693524%71.693524%71.7%93941169.804580%69.804580%69.8%1,1621,1631269.277976%69.277976%69.3%6,7396,7401369.125796%69.125796%69.1%4,9341468.785637%68.785637%68.8%1,9451,9461568.282476%68.282476%68.3%10,86210.9k1668.253043%68.253043%68.3%101,015,409101M67.111908%67.111908%67.1%18,238,93618.2M66.874266%66.874266%66.9%4,5774,5781766.842155%66.842155%66.8%3,1153,1161866.477199%66.477199%66.5%1,664,9641.66M66.044244%66.044244%66.0%2,290,9852.29M65.947149%65.947149%65.9%271,420271k65.662335%65.662335%65.7%4,904,7864.90M65.630474%65.630474%65.6%8,9978,9981964.867760%64.867760%64.9%13,81713.8k2064.728011%64.728011%64.7%229,365229k64.728011%64.728011%64.7%229,365229k64.580891%64.580891%64.6%3,5423,5432164.446332%64.446332%64.4%10,62310.6k2264.203322%64.203322%64.2%6,3722362.815690%62.815690%62.8%1,7591,7602462.717827%62.717827%62.7%5,4032562.240770%62.240770%62.2%16,87216.9k2661.298440%61.298440%61.3%1,2681,2692760.886415%60.886415%60.9%18,62418.6k2859.523810%59.523810%59.5%392959.523810%59.523810%59.5%03058.307472%58.307472%58.3%9,3813158.272363%58.272363%58.3%9,4343255.923581%55.923581%55.9%8,6873354.539692%54.539692%54.5%1,5223453.984197%53.984197%54.0%8,6673553.906742%53.906742%53.9%5915923652.637014%52.637014%52.6%12,44412.4k3752.300622%52.300622%52.3%1,8733847.075916%47.075916%47.1%1,86839

Private Income by Neighborhood#21

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#Chestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWest End NeighborhoodWest EndGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonMassachusettsBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageBostonBoston School DistrictBostonNew EnglandSuffolk CountySuffolkEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleNortheastFenway NeighborhoodFenwayAllston NeighborhoodAllstonNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyMattapan NeighborhoodMattapan$139,469.806922$139,469.806922$139.5k52.301%52.3%1,8731$118,805.564166$118,805.564166$118.8k54.540%54.5%1,5222$115,585.000000$115,585.000000$115.6k74.190%74.2%3393$115,585.000000$115,585.000000$115.6k74.190%74.2%2664$106,832.816823$106,832.816823$106.8k47.076%47.1%1,8685$98,994.689564$98,994.689564$99.0k65.630%65.6%8,9978,9986$91,167.543977$91,167.543977$91.2k72.195%72.2%8348357$86,773.962883$86,773.962883$86.8k62.816%62.8%1,7591,7608$85,373.000000$85,373.000000$85.4k71.694%71.7%1279$85,373.000000$85,373.000000$85.4k71.694%71.7%939410$82,878.513076$82,878.513076$82.9k69.278%69.3%6,7396,74011$81,528.081348$81,528.081348$81.5k69.126%69.1%4,93412$77,893.713135$77,893.713135$77.9k76.664%76.7%2,7342,73513$77,142.940895$77,142.940895$77.1k64.581%64.6%3,5423,54314$73,416.632071$73,416.632071$73.4k73.283%73.3%5,56815$72,174.578338$72,174.578338$72.2k64.446%64.4%10,62310.6k16$71,502.096593$71,502.096593$71.5k58.272%58.3%9,43417$69,215.000000$69,215.000000$69.2k53.907%53.9%59159218$67,254.674030$67,254.674030$67.3k62.718%62.7%5,40319$65,241.341613$65,241.341613$65.2k74.258%74.3%16,00516.0k20$61,140.793473$61,140.793473$61.1k52.637%52.6%12,44412.4k21$60,625.000000$60,625.000000$60.6k61.298%61.3%1,2681,26922$59,748.000000$59,748.000000$59.7k66.477%66.5%1,664,9641.66M$57,898.576844$57,898.576844$57.9k69.805%69.8%1,1621,16323$57,150.352510$57,150.352510$57.2k62.241%62.2%16,87216.9k24$55,284.000000$55,284.000000$55.3k66.044%66.0%2,290,9852.29M$54,828.047568$54,828.047568$54.8k74.674%74.7%1,4671,46825$54,045.000000$54,045.000000$54.0k64.728%64.7%229,365229k$54,045.000000$54,045.000000$54.0k64.728%64.7%229,365229k$51,708.000000$51,708.000000$51.7k65.662%65.7%4,904,7864.90M$51,440.000000$51,440.000000$51.4k65.947%65.9%271,420271k$50,513.675741$50,513.675741$50.5k68.786%68.8%1,9451,94626$49,815.472050$49,815.472050$49.8k55.924%55.9%8,68727$48,993.000000$48,993.000000$49.0k67.112%67.1%18,238,93618.2M$47,122.912186$47,122.912186$47.1k64.203%64.2%6,37228$45,378.993650$45,378.993650$45.4k68.282%68.3%10,86210.9k29$42,991.753539$42,991.753539$43.0k72.215%72.2%10,36210.4k30$42,627.665630$42,627.665630$42.6k60.886%60.9%18,62418.6k31$42,251.634251$42,251.634251$42.3k53.984%54.0%8,66732$42,182.000000$42,182.000000$42.2k68.253%68.3%101,015,409101M$41,711.730131$41,711.730131$41.7k66.842%66.8%3,1153,11633$40,788.427778$40,788.427778$40.8k81.164%81.2%18,53718.5k34$40,450.602321$40,450.602321$40.5k66.874%66.9%4,5774,57835$35,867.071123$35,867.071123$35.9k64.868%64.9%13,81713.8k36$35,548.286177$35,548.286177$35.5k58.307%58.3%9,38137

Definitions

A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
    • Private: Employee of private company workers
    • Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
  • Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
  • Local Government: Local government workers
  • State Government: State government workers
  • Federal Government: Federal government workers
  • Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
  • Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers

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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