Sectors in South Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Workers by Sector#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%20%40%60%CountPrivateNon-ProfitLocal GovernmentSole Proprietor1State GovernmentFederal GovernmentSelf-Employed2Unpaid Family60.886415%64.728011%60.886415%60.9%18,62418.6k18.031811%18.410789%18.031811%18.0%5,5155,5169.796315%6.308699%9.796315%9.8%2,9962,9974.328509%4.080406%4.328509%4.3%1,3243.768345%3.297004%3.768345%3.8%1,1521,1531.978736%1.431910%1.978736%2.0%6051.109410%1.636226%1.109410%1.1%3390.100459%0.106956%0.100459%0.1%3031
Count number of people employed in given sector
1and other unincorporated businesses 2owns corporation

Relative Workers by Sector#2

Percentage more or less common in South Dorchester than in Boston, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
Less Common
More Common
20%0%20%40%%ref.Local GovernmentFederal GovernmentState GovernmentSole Proprietor1Non-ProfitPrivateUnpaid FamilySelf-Employed255.282661%55.282661%55.3%9.796%9.80%6.309%6.31%38.188651%38.188651%38.2%1.979%1.98%1.432%1.43%14.296047%14.296047%14.3%3.768%3.77%3.297%3.30%6.080354%6.080354%6.1%4.329%4.33%4.080%4.08%-2.058460%-2.058460%2.1%18.032%18.0%18.411%18.4%-5.934982%-5.934982%5.9%60.886%60.9%64.728%64.7%-6.074461%-6.074461%6.1%0.100%0.10%0.107%0.11%-32.197043%-32.197043%32.2%1.109%1.11%1.636%1.64%
% percentage of sector in South Dorchester
ref. percentage of sector in Boston
1and other unincorporated businesses 2owns corporation

Part Timers by Sector#3

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within a sector.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%20%40%60%PartFullUnpaid FamilyPrivateSole Proprietor1All SectorsSelf-Employed2Non-ProfitLocal GovernmentFederal GovernmentState Government63.391182%79.947230%63.391182%63.4%191134.284331%34.031783%34.284331%34.3%6,38512,23912.2k33.482959%50.791894%33.482959%33.5%44388088130.404671%33.547715%30.404671%30.4%9,30021,28821.3k27.825120%29.786133%27.825120%27.8%9424424525.677804%33.342019%25.677804%25.7%1,4164,09921.804052%26.853053%21.804052%21.8%6532,34317.639482%20.240441%17.639482%17.6%10610749849915.743684%22.802362%15.743684%15.7%181971
Part number of part time workers employed in given sector
Full number of full time workers employed in given sector
1and other unincorporated businesses 2owns corporation

Median Income by Sector#4

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
$0k$20k$40k$60k%CountFederal GovernmentLocal GovernmentState GovernmentNon-ProfitAll SectorsPrivateSole Proprietor1Self-Employed2$79,040.646736$63,700.000000$79,040.646736$79.0k1.979%1.98%605$65,730.944999$63,237.000000$65,730.944999$65.7k9.796%9.80%2,9962,997$52,930.286732$58,177.000000$52,930.286732$52.9k3.768%3.77%1,1521,153$47,543.159526$53,974.000000$47,543.159526$47.5k18.032%18.0%5,5155,516$44,758.887468$55,036.000000$44,758.887468$44.8k100.000%100%30,58830.6k$42,627.665630$54,045.000000$42,627.665630$42.6k60.886%60.9%18,62418.6k$29,794.274060$41,562.000000$29,794.274060$29.8k4.329%4.33%1,324$29,599.588760$75,653.000000$29,599.588760$29.6k1.109%1.11%339
% percent of the workforce employed in given sector
Count number of people employed in given sector
1and other unincorporated businesses 2owns corporation

Map of Sectors by Tract in South Dorchester

Private Sectors by Tract#5

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
43%49%56%62%68%75%

Self-Employed Sectors by Tract#6

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Non-Profit Sectors by Tract#7

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
9.8%12.5%15.1%17.8%20.5%23.2%

Local Government Sectors by Tract#8

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
2.7%6.1%9.4%12.7%16.0%19.4%

State Government Sectors by Tract#9

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
1.5%3.0%4.4%5.8%7.2%8.7%

Federal Government Sectors by Tract#10

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.2%

Sole Proprietor Sectors by Tract#11

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
0.4%2.7%4.9%7.1%9.3%11.6%

Unpaid Family Sectors by Tract#12

Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
0.00%0.25%0.51%0.76%1.02%1.28%
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Private Sector Income by Tract#13

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
$29k$38k$47k$56k$65k$75k

Self-Employed Sector Income by Tract#14

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
$28k$36k$42k$49k$56k$63k

Non-Profit Sector Income by Tract#15

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
$37k$46k$55k$65k$74k$83k

Local Government Sector Income by Tract#16

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
$32k$46k$60k$73k$87k$101k

State Government Sector Income by Tract#17

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
$24k$39k$54k$69k$84k$99k

Federal Government Sector Income by Tract#18

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
$32k$50k$67k$85k$102k$120k

Sole Proprietor Sector Income by Tract#19

Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
$11k$21k$31k$41k$50k$61k
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Sectors by Neighborhood in Boston

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

Private Sector by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
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 NeighborhoodRoxburyBostonEast 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%229,365229k64.580891%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#28

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
$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 VillageBostonNew 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$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
% percent of the workforce employed in given sector
Count number of people employed in given sector
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 by income in given sector

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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State:
Massachusetts
Counties:
Norfolk, Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Cities:
Boston, Quincy
Town:
Milton
Unincorporated Place:
Milton
ZIP Codes:
02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02171, 02186
Unified School Districts:
Boston, Milton, Quincy
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Mattapan, Montclair, North Dorchester, North Quincy, Roxbury
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Bay Village, High Street Hill, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Merrymount, Mission Hill, Roslindale, South Boston, South End, Squantum