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
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Entertainment, arts, and recreation 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Government not otherwise classified 6Management of companies 7Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

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%
% percentage of industry in Back Bay
ref. percentage of industry in Boston
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Management of companies 4Healthcare and social assistance 5Administrative, support, and waste management services 6Government not otherwise classified 7Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

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
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry
1Administrative, support, and waste management services 2Professional, scientific, and technical services 3Healthcare and social assistance 4Government not otherwise classified

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
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Entertainment, arts, and recreation 2Government not otherwise classified 3Healthcare and social assistance 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Professional, scientific, and technical services 6Management of companies 7Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

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
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Administrative, support, and waste management services 2Professional, scientific, and technical services 3Healthcare and social assistance 4Government not otherwise classified 5Entertainment, arts, and recreation 6Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 7Management of companies

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
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

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
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of neighborhood out of 22 by income in given industry

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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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Boston
ZIP Codes:
02108, 02111, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02199, 02215
Unified School District:
Boston
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, Fenway, Kenmore, South End
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Cambridgeport, Downtown, East Cambridge, Government Center, Haymarket, Leather District, MIT, North End, The Port - Area 4, West End