Industries in Downtown, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%5%10%15%20%CountProfessional1Finance & InsuranceEducationHealthcare2HospitalityReal estateManufacturingAdministrative3InformationRetailOther ServicesWholesalersTransportationEntertainment4Government5ConstructionUtilitiesAgriculture6Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…Management722.001598%12.155710%22.001598%22.0%25421.045828%7.152492%21.045828%21.0%24310.155678%12.925283%10.155678%10.2%1178.340343%18.421231%8.340343%8.3%967.098129%8.694180%7.098129%7.1%826.161286%2.061227%6.161286%6.2%713.893924%4.424696%3.893924%3.9%453.743537%4.325925%3.743537%3.7%433.043621%2.449824%3.043621%3.0%352.846016%8.046519%2.846016%2.8%32332.286823%4.661467%2.286823%2.3%262.256766%1.546203%2.256766%2.3%261.999812%2.881598%1.999812%2.0%231.952893%2.037522%1.952893%2.0%22231.950861%4.214453%1.950861%2.0%22230.566991%3.381383%0.566991%0.6%670.534434%0.462534%0.534434%0.5%60.121462%0.100747%0.121462%0.1%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.012699%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.044306%0
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Administrative, support, and waste management services 4Entertainment, arts, and recreation 5Government not otherwise classified 6Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 7Management of companies

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Downtown than in Boston, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Less Common
More Common
100%0%100%%ref.Real estateFinance & InsuranceProfessional1WholesalersInformationAgriculture2UtilitiesEntertainment3ManufacturingAdministrative4HospitalityEducationTransportationOther ServicesGovernment5Healthcare6RetailConstructionOil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…Management7198.913450%198.913450%198.9%6.161%6.16%2.061%2.06%194.244672%194.244672%194.2%21.046%21.0%7.152%7.15%80.998059%80.998059%81.0%22.002%22.0%12.156%12.2%45.955352%45.955352%46.0%2.257%2.26%1.546%1.55%24.238364%24.238364%24.2%3.044%3.04%2.450%2.45%20.561320%20.561320%20.6%0.121%0.12%0.101%0.10%15.544675%15.544675%15.5%0.534%0.53%0.463%0.46%-4.153515%-4.153515%4.2%1.953%1.95%2.038%2.04%-11.995679%-11.995679%12.0%3.894%3.89%4.425%4.42%-13.462736%-13.462736%13.5%3.744%3.74%4.326%4.33%-18.357697%-18.357697%18.4%7.098%7.10%8.694%8.69%-21.427809%-21.427809%21.4%10.156%10.2%12.925%12.9%-30.600594%-30.600594%30.6%2.000%2.00%2.882%2.88%-50.941987%-50.941987%50.9%2.287%2.29%4.661%4.66%-53.710232%-53.710232%53.7%1.951%1.95%4.214%4.21%-54.724293%-54.724293%54.7%8.340%8.34%18.421%18.4%-64.630467%-64.630467%64.6%2.846%2.85%8.047%8.05%-83.231992%-83.231992%83.2%0.567%0.57%3.381%3.38%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.013%0.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.044%0.04%
% percentage of industry in Downtown
ref. percentage of industry in Boston
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 3Entertainment, arts, and recreation 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Government not otherwise classified 6Healthcare and social assistance 7Management of companies

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Female Male
Boston
Downtown
2x1x0x1x2xFMEntertainment1InformationFinance & InsuranceManufacturingAll IndustriesProfessional2HospitalityEducationGovernment3Healthcare4Retail-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.200360x1.002219x2.200360x2.20x71516-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.601897x1.231620x1.601897x1.60x13142122-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.410135x1.258108x1.410135x1.41x100101142-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367814x1.905671x1.367814x1.37x1926-1.000000x-1.031427x-1.000000x1.344491x1.000000x1.344491x1.34x493662663-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170921x1.298997x1.170921x1.17x117137-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144403x1.109559x1.144403x1.14x384344-1.069740x-1.662384x-1.069740x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x60615657-1.336340x-1.000000x-1.336340x1.34x1.000000x1.228290x1.000000x1213910-1.390388x-2.669459x-1.390388x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x5640-1.972954x-1.000000x-1.972954x1.97x1.000000x1.019906x1.000000x212211
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry
1Entertainment, arts, and recreation 2Professional, scientific, and technical services 3Government not otherwise classified 4Healthcare and social assistance

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%50%100%PartFullAgriculture1UtilitiesRetailHealthcare2TransportationAdministrative3ManufacturingEntertainment4InformationEducationAll IndustriesProfessional5Other ServicesConstructionHospitalityReal estateWholesalersFinance & InsuranceGovernment6100.000000%58.543417%100.000000%100.0%10100.000000%18.913972%100.000000%100.0%6063.960797%50.678638%63.960797%64.0%21111257.829378%31.285618%57.829378%57.8%5556404152.233681%34.335521%52.233681%52.2%121147.206273%47.967904%47.206273%47.2%20222341.301962%19.682378%41.301962%41.3%18192640.185994%51.204986%40.185994%40.2%9131436.350000%24.570902%36.350000%36.3%12132235.135271%44.520862%35.135271%35.1%417629.031748%33.547715%29.031748%29.0%33533682028.260531%23.677857%28.260531%28.3%717218226.360277%38.933285%26.360277%26.4%671925.706721%34.217994%25.706721%25.7%124524.607297%47.283173%24.607297%24.6%20616219.145898%23.384447%19.145898%19.1%1314575818.390822%17.521446%18.390822%18.4%45216.765352%12.227264%6.765352%6.8%162262276.226085%14.610955%6.226085%6.2%121
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Administrative, support, and waste management services 4Entertainment, arts, and recreation 5Professional, scientific, and technical services 6Government not otherwise classified 7Management of companies

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
$0k$50k$100k$150k%CountInformationFinance & InsuranceManufacturingProfessional1WholesalersEducationAll IndustriesRetailReal estateHealthcare2Government3HospitalityAdministrative4Other Services$173,160.000000$70,118.000000$173,160.000000$173.2k3.044%3.04%35$135,840.686662$76,255.000000$135,840.686662$135.8k21.046%21.0%243$132,549.442088$63,011.000000$132,549.442088$132.5k3.894%3.89%45$90,625.697371$77,462.000000$90,625.697371$90.6k22.002%22.0%254$90,168.737716$58,867.000000$90,168.737716$90.2k2.257%2.26%26$89,043.458078$56,407.000000$89,043.458078$89.0k10.156%10.2%117$88,020.341666$55,036.000000$88,020.341666$88.0k100.000%100%1,156$85,917.000000$41,608.000000$85,917.000000$85.9k2.846%2.85%3233$65,513.968380$62,005.000000$65,513.968380$65.5k6.161%6.16%71$61,548.621938$48,066.000000$61,548.621938$61.5k8.340%8.34%96$59,692.857644$66,253.000000$59,692.857644$59.7k1.951%1.95%2223$52,868.985222$28,547.000000$52,868.985222$52.9k7.098%7.10%82$39,468.000000$40,977.000000$39,468.000000$39.5k3.744%3.74%43$14,219.000000$42,380.000000$14,219.000000$14.2k2.287%2.29%26
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Government not otherwise classified 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Management of companies 7Entertainment, arts, and recreation

Industries by Neighborhood in Boston

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

Agriculture1 Industry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Downtown
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

Manufacturing Income by Neighborhood#26

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Downtown
$0k$100k$200k%Count#Chestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillWest End NeighborhoodWest EndBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeFenway NeighborhoodFenwayRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainBostonBoston School DistrictBostonMassachusettsNew EnglandSuffolk CountySuffolkSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorAllston NeighborhoodAllstonKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillNortheastEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Somerville NeighborhoodE Somerville$203,403.594459$203,403.594459$203.4k4.235%4.24%1511521$182,722.616363$182,722.616363$182.7k7.349%7.35%2052$152,614.000000$152,614.000000$152.6k3.192%3.19%563$152,614.000000$152,614.000000$152.6k3.192%3.19%44$141,611.525476$141,611.525476$141.6k6.702%6.70%6525$132,549.442088$132,549.442088$132.5k3.894%3.89%456$109,427.118735$109,427.118735$109.4k4.725%4.72%6476487$107,740.590856$107,740.590856$107.7k5.302%5.30%2108$106,730.516051$106,730.516051$106.7k4.232%4.23%1181199$102,953.203277$102,953.203277$103.0k3.109%3.11%22122210$98,867.211729$98,867.211729$98.9k8.005%8.00%43911$94,597.077085$94,597.077085$94.6k3.724%3.72%36937012$90,666.498004$90,666.498004$90.7k4.499%4.50%69869913$90,644.825150$90,644.825150$90.6k5.266%5.27%85285314$86,928.399014$86,928.399014$86.9k4.019%4.02%30515$83,289.512300$83,289.512300$83.3k5.095%5.09%1,09816$75,570.416401$75,570.416401$75.6k5.811%5.81%95795817$74,786.498011$74,786.498011$74.8k4.190%4.19%1,1351,13618$69,911.000000$69,911.000000$69.9k8.726%8.73%218,555219k$69,872.480833$69,872.480833$69.9k3.652%3.65%717219$64,968.774267$64,968.774267$65.0k3.285%3.28%77677720$63,011.000000$63,011.000000$63.0k4.425%4.42%15,67915.7k$63,011.000000$63,011.000000$63.0k4.425%4.42%15,67915.7k$61,736.000000$61,736.000000$61.7k9.066%9.07%314,483314k$57,393.000000$57,393.000000$57.4k10.020%10.0%748,459748k$56,134.000000$56,134.000000$56.1k4.793%4.79%19,72519.7k$55,418.027651$55,418.027651$55.4k5.865%5.87%1,79421$55,341.009419$55,341.009419$55.3k7.475%7.47%12422$55,109.261514$55,109.261514$55.1k4.050%4.05%64423$54,201.296752$54,201.296752$54.2k3.259%3.26%28028124$52,969.414639$52,969.414639$53.0k4.008%4.01%27425$52,340.000000$52,340.000000$52.3k8.935%8.93%2,428,1992.43M$51,317.204884$51,317.204884$51.3k6.389%6.39%18018126$49,386.327786$49,386.327786$49.4k4.503%4.50%64627$48,000.000000$48,000.000000$48.0k6.682%6.68%303128$48,000.000000$48,000.000000$48.0k6.682%6.68%232429$47,819.000000$47,819.000000$47.8k10.349%10.3%15,316,35515.3M$44,609.188325$44,609.188325$44.6k2.396%2.40%38538630$43,619.384290$43,619.384290$43.6k5.159%5.16%1,17831$42,426.911337$42,426.911337$42.4k3.756%3.76%60332$42,222.000000$42,222.000000$42.2k6.238%6.24%6833$40,714.000000$40,714.000000$40.7k7.096%7.10%14614734$40,383.549836$40,383.549836$40.4k2.929%2.93%62362435$37,337.542735$37,337.542735$37.3k5.678%5.68%20220336$31,108.782610$31,108.782610$31.1k5.268%5.27%24524637
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 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, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02127, 02203, 02210
Unified School District:
Boston
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, Government Center, Haymarket, Leather District, North End, South Boston, South End
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Back Bay, Bay Village, Charlestown, East Boston, East Cambridge, MIT, North Dorchester, The Port - Area 4, Wellington-Harrington, West End