Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
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Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Cambridge, Massachusetts was 93,596 / 101,807
Number of Establishments - Cambridge (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 106, 2002 - 100 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 113, 2002 - 98, State average - 58)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 145, 2002 - 105 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 154, 2002 - 103, State average - 48)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - 538, 2002 - 498 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 574, 2002 - 489, State average - 130)
- D) Information: 2002 - 206 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 202, State average - 20)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 143, 2002 - 144 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 152, 2002 - 141, State average - 31)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 738, 2002 - 792 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 788, 2002 - 777, State average - 114)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 174, 2002 - 159 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 185, 2002 - 156, State average - 47)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - 38, 2002 - 70 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 40, 2002 - 68, State average - 8)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 201, 2002 - 313 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 214, 2002 - 307, State average - 92)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 40, 2002 - 63 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 42, 2002 - 61, State average - 13)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 413, 2002 - 398 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 441, 2002 - 390, State average - 75)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 148, 2002 - 266 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 158, 2002 - 261, State average - 72)
Number of Employees - Cambridge (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 3,050, 2002 - 5,241 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,258, 2002 - 5,147, State average - 2,858)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 3,696, 2002 - 2,007 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,948, 2002 - 1,971, State average - 987)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - 7,290, 2002 - 7,206 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 7,788, 2002 - 7,078, State average - 1,895)
- D) Information: 2002 - 7,952 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 7,810, State average - 808)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 1,144, 2002 - 819 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,222, 2002 - 804, State average - 272)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 20,339, 2002 - 23,579 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 21,730, 2002 - 23,160, State average - 1,745)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 5,413, 2002 - 3,637 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,783, 2002 - 3,572, State average - 1,131)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - 952, 2002 - 932 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,017, 2002 - 915, State average - 175)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 2,433, 2002 - 9,313 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,599, 2002 - 9,147, State average - 2,837)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 529, 2002 - 544 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 565, 2002 - 534, State average - 373)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 7,766, 2002 - 8,408 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 8,297, 2002 - 8,258, State average - 1,276)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 1,024, 2002 - 1,972 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,094, 2002 - 1,936, State average - 562)
Annual Payroll ($1,000) - Cambridge (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $98,130, 2002 - $263,830 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $104,844, 2002 - $259,147, State average - $121,058)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $183,435, 2002 - $129,389 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $195,985, 2002 - $127,092, State average - $55,139)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - $124,614, 2002 - $153,970 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $133,140, 2002 - $151,237, State average - $41,216)
- D) Information: 2002 - $570,957 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $560,822, State average - $51,369)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $36,777, 2002 - $32,484 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $39,293, 2002 - $31,907, State average - $9,626)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $1,341,179, 2002 - $1,694,992 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,432,944, 2002 - $1,664,907, State average - $103,786)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $103,038, 2002 - $132,748 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $110,088, 2002 - $130,391, State average - $31,865)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - $26,934, 2002 - $33,036 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $28,776, 2002 - $32,449, State average - $4,146)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $93,895, 2002 - $372,847 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $100,319, 2002 - $366,229, State average - $100,771)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $7,514, 2002 - $11,457 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $8,028, 2002 - $11,253, State average - $7,328)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $111,890, 2002 - $145,333 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $119,545, 2002 - $142,753, State average - $18,139)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $21,556, 2002 - $50,347 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $23,030, 2002 - $49,453, State average - $13,538)
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) - Cambridge (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $585,160, 2002 - $1,234,243 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $625,197, 2002 - $1,212,336, State average - $605,507)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $1,457,862, 2002 - $1,119,300 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,557,611, 2002 - $1,099,433, State average - $774,766)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - $1,113,354, 2002 - $1,202,824 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,189,531, 2002 - $1,181,474, State average - $390,705)
- D) Information: No data
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $206,711, 2002 - $191,097 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $220,854, 2002 - $187,705, State average - $47,673)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $2,751,929, 2002 - $4,134,450 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $2,940,220, 2002 - $4,061,066, State average - $233,398)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $237,107, 2002 - $284,174 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $253,330, 2002 - $279,130, State average - $67,837)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - $66,209, 2002 - $95,346 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $70,739, 2002 - $93,653, State average - $11,544)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $219,343, 2002 - $849,635 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $234,350, 2002 - $834,554, State average - $226,371)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $46,229, 2002 - $55,016 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $49,392, 2002 - $54,039, State average - $19,107)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $404,274, 2002 - $485,242 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $431,935, 2002 - $476,629, State average - $61,578)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $91,002, 2002 - $241,226 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $97,228, 2002 - $236,944, State average - $46,400)
| Industry Description | Number of Establishments [1997 / 2002] |
Number of Employees [1997 / 2002] |
Annual Payroll ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 106 / 100 | 3,050 / 5,241 | $98,130 / $263,830 | $585,160 / $1,234,243 |
| Food manufacturing | 14 / 17 | 930 / 1,008 | $22,265 / $32,703 | $197,593 / $139,528 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 18 / 12 | 596 / 1,808 | $22,941 / $116,707 | $206,970 / $766,241 |
| Computer & electronic product manufacturing | 21 / 18 | 749 / 1,030 | $26,478 / $57,031 | $66,276 / $130,327 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | - / 9 | - / 577 | - / $21,362 | - / $95,114 |
| Wholesale trade | 145 / 105 | 3,696 / 2,007 | $183,435 / $129,389 | $1,457,862 / $1,119,300 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 87 / 64 | 1,995 / 793 | $107,675 / $40,995 | $897,283 / $367,592 |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 58 / 37 | 1,701 / 1,176 | $75,760 / $85,470 | $560,579 / $735,368 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 4 | - / 38 | - / $2,924 | - / $16,340 |
| Retail trade | 538 / 498 | 7,290 / 7,206 | $124,614 / $153,970 | $1,113,354 / $1,202,824 |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 12 / 8 | 199 / 130 | $3,944 / $3,167 | $69,616 / $58,468 |
| Furniture & home furnishings stores | 35 / 42 | 291 / 349 | $6,379 / $9,029 | $49,265 / $62,233 |
| Electronics & appliance stores | 36 / 26 | 477 / 480 | $13,843 / $10,475 | $128,745 / $112,702 |
| Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 16 / 13 | 248 / 228 | $7,376 / $9,860 | $52,633 / $56,831 |
| Food & beverage stores | 76 / 85 | 1,520 / 1,838 | $26,195 / $40,414 | $206,943 / $287,423 |
| Health & personal care stores | 43 / 40 | 576 / 563 | $8,962 / $10,719 | $74,896 / $86,696 |
| Gasoline stations | 29 / 27 | 122 / 97 | $1,763 / $1,930 | $38,722 / $34,828 |
| Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 121 / 108 | 1,530 / 1,543 | $18,020 / $22,872 | $155,607 / $173,159 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores | 64 / 53 | 998 / 795 | $16,360 / $13,601 | $136,762 / $108,331 |
| General merchandise stores | 10 / 5 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 70 / 60 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Nonstore retailers | 26 / 31 | 164 / 283 | $5,091 / $16,452 | $57,872 / $111,636 |
| Information | - / 206 | - / 7,952 | - / $570,957 | - |
| Publishing industries (except Internet) | - / 95 | - / 5,518 | - / $408,530 | - / $1,650,807 |
| Motion picture & sound recording industries | 32 / 19 | 352 / 100-249 | $4,064 / - | $25,664 / - |
| Broadcasting & telecommunications | 25 / - | 502 / - | $24,370 / - | $151,437 / - |
| Information services & data processing services | 38 / - | 792 / - | $44,616 / - | $183,124 / - |
| Internet publishing & broadcasting | - / 6 | - / 98 | - / $5,187 | - / $11,085 |
| Telecommunications | - / 48 | - / 843 | - / $56,621 | - |
| Internet service providers, web search portals & data processing | - / 32 | - / 1,224 | - / $92,686 | - / $228,756 |
| Other information services | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Real estate & rental & leasing | 143 / 144 | 1,144 / 819 | $36,777 / $32,484 | $206,711 / $191,097 |
| Real estate | 119 / 121 | 945 / 663 | $33,986 / $28,296 | $187,545 / $175,488 |
| Rental & leasing services | 24 / 22 | 199 / 150 | $2,791 / $3,655 | $19,166 / $15,609 |
| Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works) | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 738 / 792 | 20,339 / 23,579 | $1,341,179 / $1,694,992 | $2,751,929 / $4,134,450 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 738 / 792 | 20,339 / 23,579 | $1,341,179 / $1,694,992 | $2,751,929 / $4,134,450 |
| Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service | 174 / 159 | 5,413 / 3,637 | $103,038 / $132,748 | $237,107 / $284,174 |
| Administrative & support services | 171 / 156 | 5000-9999 / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Waste management & remediation services | 3 | 20-99 / 0-19 | - | - |
| Educational services | 38 / 70 | 952 / 932 | $26,934 / $33,036 | $66,209 / $95,346 |
| Educational services | 38 / 70 | 952 / 932 | $26,934 / $33,036 | $66,209 / $95,346 |
| Health care & social assistance | 201 / 313 | 2,433 / 9,313 | $93,895 / $372,847 | $219,343 / $849,635 |
| Ambulatory health care services | 185 / 187 | 2,083 / 2,732 | $89,229 / $128,127 | $206,095 / $359,449 |
| Hospitals | - / 4 | - / 4,087 | - / $181,394 | - / $363,606 |
| Nursing & residential care facilities | 4 / 29 | 100-249 / 1,004 | - / $27,973 | - / $52,669 |
| Social assistance | 12 / 93 | 100-249 / 1,490 | - / $35,353 | - / $73,911 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 40 / 63 | 529 / 544 | $7,514 / $11,457 | $46,229 / $55,016 |
| Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries | 22 / 40 | 87 / 151 | $3,331 / $5,905 | $31,911 / $37,179 |
| Museums, historical sites & similar institutions | 1 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Amusement, gambling & recreation industries | 17 / 22 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Accommodation & food services | 413 / 398 | 7,766 / 8,408 | $111,890 / $145,333 | $404,274 / $485,242 |
| Accommodation | 20 / 27 | 1,702 / 1,892 | $37,995 / $53,049 | $147,720 / $182,889 |
| Foodservices & drinking places | 393 / 371 | 6,064 / 6,516 | $73,895 / $92,284 | $256,554 / $302,353 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 148 / 266 | 1,024 / 1,972 | $21,556 / $50,347 | $91,002 / $241,226 |
| Repair & maintenance | 49 / 46 | 299 / 262 | $8,361 / $8,019 | $25,864 / $24,678 |
| Personal & laundry services | 99 / 123 | 725 / 1,110 | $13,195 / $21,919 | $65,138 / $113,342 |
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