Industries in Boston, Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountManufacturingHealthcare1ConstructionRetailTransportationAgriculture2Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…WholesalersUtilitiesInformationFinance & InsuranceReal estateProfessional3Management4Administrative5EducationEntertainment6HospitalityOther ServicesGovernment732.314410%7.225026%32.314410%32.3%7422.270742%12.179124%22.270742%22.3%5121.834061%6.498919%21.834061%21.8%5014.410480%10.815651%14.410480%14.4%339.170306%3.464054%9.170306%9.2%210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.722193%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.264366%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.876176%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.727470%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.081083%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.291933%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.007776%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.772073%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.075958%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.052961%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.709483%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.837230%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.124914%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.295091%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.978520%0
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Healthcare and social assistance 2Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 3Professional, scientific, and technical services 4Management of companies 5Administrative, support, and waste management services 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Government not otherwise classified

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Boston than in Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Less Common
More Common
0%200%%ref.ManufacturingConstructionTransportationHealthcare1RetailAgriculture2Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…WholesalersUtilitiesInformationFinance & InsuranceReal estateProfessional3Management4Administrative5EducationEntertainment6HospitalityOther ServicesGovernment7347.256660%347.256660%347.3%32.314%32.3%7.225%7.23%235.964514%235.964514%236.0%21.834%21.8%6.499%6.50%164.727591%164.727591%164.7%9.170%9.17%3.464%3.46%82.859962%82.859962%82.9%22.271%22.3%12.179%12.2%33.237289%33.237289%33.2%14.410%14.4%10.816%10.8%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.722%0.72%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.264%0.26%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.876%1.88%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.727%0.73%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.081%2.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.292%4.29%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.008%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%10.772%10.8%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.076%0.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.053%4.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.709%9.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.837%1.84%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.125%7.12%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.295%5.30%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.979%8.98%
% percentage of industry in Boston
ref. percentage of industry in Virginia
1Healthcare and social assistance 2Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 3Professional, scientific, and technical services 4Management of companies 5Administrative, support, and waste management services 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Government not otherwise classified

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Female Male
Virginia
Boston
1.5x1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0x1.5xFMAll Industries-1.602273x-1.000000x-1.602273x1.60x1.000000x1.068745x1.000000x14188
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%PartFullRetailTransportationAll IndustriesConstructionManufacturingHealthcare1100.000000%41.648857%100.000000%100.0%33061.904762%23.701770%61.904762%61.9%13820.087336%28.553811%20.087336%20.1%461830.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.007052%0500.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.230236%0740.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.369504%051
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Healthcare and social assistance 2Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 3Professional, scientific, and technical services 4Management of companies 5Administrative, support, and waste management services 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Government not otherwise classified

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k%CountAll Industries$17,034.000000$50,323.000000$17,034.000000$17.0k100.000%100%229
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2Professional, scientific, and technical services 3Management of companies 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Healthcare and social assistance 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Government not otherwise classified

Industries by Place in Accomack County

There are 47 places in Accomack County. This section compares Boston to all of the places in Accomack County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TangierChase CrossingSaxisWhitesvilleNew ChurchMelfaCats BridgeAtlanticHallwoodZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoGreenbushBloxomAccomacAccomack District 99ChincoteaguePainterOnancockParksleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBelle HavenSouthSouth AtlanticOnleyVirginiaPastoriaWattsvilleCaptains CoveHorntownBostonMetompkinPungoteagueGargathaTemperancevilleMappsvilleOak HallBobtownNelsoniaMakemie ParkTasleyKellerWachapreagueModest TownQuinbyLee MontBaysideGreenbackvilleSanfordHarbortonDeep CreekMappsburg27.230047%27.230047%27.2%58119.555556%19.555556%19.6%44218.367347%18.367347%18.4%18317.500000%17.500000%17.5%21416.326531%16.326531%16.3%16512.048193%12.048193%12.0%30610.101010%10.101010%10.1%1079.313725%9.313725%9.3%3887.812500%7.812500%7.8%596.218905%6.218905%6.2%1005.234491%5.234491%5.2%7405.234491%5.234491%5.2%7404.545455%4.545455%4.5%5104.395604%4.395604%4.4%8113.973510%3.973510%4.0%6123.313551%3.313551%3.3%672.354788%2.354788%2.4%30132.013423%2.013423%2.0%3141.408451%1.408451%1.4%6151.392758%1.392758%1.4%5161.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.234568%1.234568%1.2%3171.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.813008%0.813008%0.8%2180.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%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%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#26

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Boston
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#ZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoAccomack District 99HarrisonburgWinchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticCharlottesvilleSuffolkVirginiaBlacksburgLynchburgAnnandaleChesapeakeAshburnHerndonDanvilleBailey's CrossroadsHamptonWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldVirginia BeachVirginia BchRoanokePortsmouthDale CityBurkeSterlingTuckahoeStauntonAlexandriaLeesburgSalemMcLeanRichmondPetersburgNorfolkMechanicsvilleTysons CornerRestonLake RidgeShort PumpNewport NewsArlingtonFair OaksSouth RidingMarumscoLinton HallManassasFairfaxCentrevilleFredericksburgBostonOaktonSpringfieldWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchCave SpringLincolniaChantilly6.218905%6.218905%6.2%1005.234491%5.234491%5.2%7405.234491%5.234491%5.2%7403.313551%3.313551%3.3%671.479243%1.479243%1.5%37211.342282%1.342282%1.3%17221.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.828603%0.828603%0.8%20030.774557%0.774557%0.8%31140.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.648660%0.648660%0.6%12850.509987%0.509987%0.5%18060.377035%0.377035%0.4%8870.369496%0.369496%0.4%39980.362708%0.362708%0.4%9890.346608%0.346608%0.3%49100.339346%0.339346%0.3%57110.336645%0.336645%0.3%41120.326381%0.326381%0.3%200130.281085%0.281085%0.3%34140.257447%0.257447%0.3%559150.257343%0.257343%0.3%121160.249640%0.249640%0.2%104170.225570%0.225570%0.2%84180.224905%0.224905%0.2%49190.204666%0.204666%0.2%35200.196390%0.196390%0.2%47210.184146%0.184146%0.2%21220.178883%0.178883%0.2%167230.161450%0.161450%0.2%44240.153759%0.153759%0.2%19250.153291%0.153291%0.2%34260.151033%0.151033%0.2%162270.146594%0.146594%0.1%19280.131723%0.131723%0.1%135290.128555%0.128555%0.1%25300.123533%0.123533%0.1%16310.109133%0.109133%0.1%38320.105439%0.105439%0.1%24330.104815%0.104815%0.1%16340.098326%0.098326%0.1%81350.096335%0.096335%0.1%137360.088287%0.088287%0.1%18370.080160%0.080160%0.1%12380.078355%0.078355%0.1%16390.078148%0.078148%0.1%16400.077832%0.077832%0.1%17410.047965%0.047965%0.0%6420.016857%0.016857%0.0%7430.007184%0.007184%0.0%1440.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#46

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#ZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoAccomack District 99Lexington-FayetteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockAmarilloVirginiaHuntsvilleLouisvilleChesapeakeOklahoma CityNew OrleansShreveportSt. PetersburgBaton RougeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…DurhamMobileTampaMiamiTulsaCorpus ChristiLaredoEl PasoWinston-SalemVirginia BeachVirginia BchHialeahDallasJacksonvilleMontgomeryLittle RockFayettevilleNashville-DavidsonSan AntonioAustinFort WorthIrvingGreensboroRaleighCharlotteGarlandOrlandoHoustonRichmondArlingtonBaltimoreColumbusNorfolkAtlantaPlanoMemphisBirminghamArlingtonWashingtonBoston6.218905%6.218905%6.2%1005.234491%5.234491%5.2%7405.234491%5.234491%5.2%7403.313551%3.313551%3.3%671.738215%1.738215%1.7%2,77411.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.852882%0.852882%0.9%1,01020.737387%0.737387%0.7%71030.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.402009%0.402009%0.4%35740.381835%0.381835%0.4%1,11550.369496%0.369496%0.4%39960.368629%0.368629%0.4%1,09470.364735%0.364735%0.4%63680.361548%0.361548%0.4%30490.354639%0.354639%0.4%440100.339785%0.339785%0.3%365110.336883%0.336883%0.3%254120.319882%0.319882%0.3%416130.315796%0.315796%0.3%256140.309610%0.309610%0.3%524150.307223%0.307223%0.3%620160.306931%0.306931%0.3%584170.294332%0.294332%0.3%441180.278403%0.278403%0.3%266190.272019%0.272019%0.3%760200.258193%0.258193%0.3%270210.257447%0.257447%0.3%559220.235399%0.235399%0.2%244230.233301%0.233301%0.2%1,450240.225565%0.225565%0.2%890250.220128%0.220128%0.2%195260.216669%0.216669%0.2%204270.211328%0.211328%0.2%156280.207436%0.207436%0.2%706290.201764%0.201764%0.2%1,325300.195670%0.195670%0.2%995310.188698%0.188698%0.2%714320.186836%0.186836%0.2%226330.181661%0.181661%0.2%244340.168316%0.168316%0.2%397350.168062%0.168062%0.2%698360.166260%0.166260%0.2%188370.156658%0.156658%0.2%220380.155037%0.155037%0.2%1,694390.151033%0.151033%0.2%162400.146045%0.146045%0.1%281410.136774%0.136774%0.1%376420.132536%0.132536%0.1%106430.131723%0.131723%0.1%135440.126338%0.126338%0.1%278450.124791%0.124791%0.1%185460.122596%0.122596%0.1%352470.112905%0.112905%0.1%103480.096335%0.096335%0.1%137490.062890%0.062890%0.1%219500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#66

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#ZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoFresnoAccomack District 99United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginiaOmahaPortlandSacramentoAlbuquerqueMinneapolisSeattleOaklandWichitaMilwaukeeSan JoseLong BeachPhoenixLos AngelesLouisvilleSan DiegoDetroitOklahoma CityMesaKansas CityMiamiTulsaDenverEl PasoTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDallasJacksonvilleNashville-DavidsonSan AntonioAustinIndianapolisPhiladelphiaFort WorthSan FranciscoLas VegasRaleighCharlotteHoustonArlingtonClevelandChicagoBaltimoreColumbusAtlantaMemphisBostonNew YorkWashingtonBoston6.218905%6.218905%6.2%1005.234491%5.234491%5.2%7405.234491%5.234491%5.2%7404.917645%4.917645%4.9%9,97513.313551%3.313551%3.3%671.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.694392%0.694392%0.7%1,57220.676379%0.676379%0.7%2,24830.594185%0.594185%0.6%1,27940.574739%0.574739%0.6%1,50550.476580%0.476580%0.5%1,08960.457965%0.457965%0.5%1,81170.440375%0.440375%0.4%90980.425831%0.425831%0.4%78190.423938%0.423938%0.4%1,132100.418201%0.418201%0.4%2,092110.413591%0.413591%0.4%916120.408221%0.408221%0.4%2,924130.405225%0.405225%0.4%7,715140.381835%0.381835%0.4%1,115150.373309%0.373309%0.4%2,501160.368900%0.368900%0.4%816170.368629%0.368629%0.4%1,094180.356459%0.356459%0.4%765190.327937%0.327937%0.3%775200.307223%0.307223%0.3%620210.306931%0.306931%0.3%584220.293085%0.293085%0.3%1,056230.272019%0.272019%0.3%760240.263766%0.263766%0.3%614250.257447%0.257447%0.3%559260.241950%0.241950%0.2%509270.233301%0.233301%0.2%1,450280.225565%0.225565%0.2%890290.207436%0.207436%0.2%706300.201764%0.201764%0.2%1,325310.195670%0.195670%0.2%995320.193879%0.193879%0.2%783330.190558%0.190558%0.2%1,248340.188698%0.188698%0.2%714350.187899%0.187899%0.2%918360.173952%0.173952%0.2%474370.168316%0.168316%0.2%397380.168062%0.168062%0.2%698390.155037%0.155037%0.2%1,694400.146045%0.146045%0.1%281410.145016%0.145016%0.1%217420.143165%0.143165%0.1%1,848430.136774%0.136774%0.1%376440.136157%0.136157%0.1%590450.126338%0.126338%0.1%278460.122596%0.122596%0.1%352470.100747%0.100747%0.1%357480.089813%0.089813%0.1%3,585490.062890%0.062890%0.1%219500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

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

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State:
Virginia
County:
Accomack
District:
9
ZIP Code:
23420
Unified School District:
Accomack County
Congressional District:
VA-2
State Senate District:
VA-6
State House District:
VA-100
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Pungoteague
Nearby Towns:
Belle Haven, Exmore, Keller, Melfa, Painter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bobtown, Cats Bridge, Harborton, Mappsburg, Savage Town