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Most healthcare & education jobs, US cities · 2020

US cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2023 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2000
3001Durant, OKOK21,5520.7%
3002Nibley, UTUT8,9750.7%
3003Ballwin, MOMO30,9010.7%
3004Denver, COCO740,6130.7%
3005Oak Ridge, FLFL23,3640.7%
3006Rancho San Diego, CACA21,2720.7%
3007Thermalito, CACA6,7200.7%
3008Sky Lake, FLFL8,1160.7%
3009Laurel, FLFL11,7410.7%
3010Cloquet, MNMN12,3990.7%
3011Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4690.7%
3012Oradell, NJNJ8,2930.7%
3013Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7900.7%
3014San Diego, CACA1,406,1060.7%
3015Iselin, NJNJ19,5510.7%
3016Wood Dale, ILIL14,0810.7%
3017White Oak, OHOH19,2160.7%
3018Sudley, VAVA19,1620.7%
3019Macedonia, OHOH12,1470.7%
3020Riverton, WYWY10,9100.7%
3021Norton, OHOH11,4930.7%
3022Baxter, MNMN9,2170.7%
3023Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0130.7%
3024East Haven, CTCT27,8060.7%
3025Peachtree City, GAGA40,8800.7%
3026Old Forge, PAPA8,6400.7%
3027Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0830.7%
3028Hermiston, OROR19,9060.7%
3029Waseca, MNMN9,0350.7%
3030Beltsville, MDMD19,1760.7%
3031Millville, NJNJ28,0980.7%
3032Bristol, CTCT62,3410.7%
3033North Syracuse, NYNY6,7730.7%
3034Palm Harbor, FLFL61,5120.7%
3035St. Clair, MIMI5,8330.7%
3036Bellmawr, NJNJ11,8740.7%
3037Baytown, TXTX86,5610.7%
3038Lauderhill, FLFL75,6680.7%
3039Lomita, CACA19,7240.7%
3040Villa Park, CACA5,6450.7%
3041Kasson, MNMN7,3500.7%
3042Oak Hill, MEME5,6310.7%
3043Overland, MOMO15,4740.7%
3044Kahului, HIHI28,2880.7%
3045Richmond Heights, MOMO9,0930.7%
3046Old Orchard Beach, MEME9,2440.7%
3047Paris, TXTX25,2050.7%
3048Ville Platte, LALA6,1720.7%
3049Center Line, MIMI8,5030.7%
3050St. Petersburg, FLFL264,0330.7%
3051Westbury, NYNY15,9810.7%
3052Hawthorne, NJNJ20,1690.7%
3053Mobile, ALAL200,8240.7%
3054Three Lakes, FLFL16,8880.7%
3055Independence, IAIA6,3120.7%
3056Glendale, CACA187,1600.7%
3057Duryea, PAPA5,1570.7%
3058Fallbrook, CACA32,1120.7%
3059South Jordan, UTUT87,6140.7%
3060West Odessa, TXTX32,5940.7%
3061Fruit Cove, FLFL35,8770.7%
3062Lockport, NYNY20,2480.7%
3063Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8920.7%
3064Glenside, PAPA7,6590.7%
3065East Los Angeles, CACA111,6470.7%
3066De Soto, MOMO6,5270.7%
3067Clemson, SCSC18,9410.7%
3068Avenal, CACA13,4790.7%
3069Simpsonville, SCSC28,4590.7%
3070Andover, MNMN33,8740.7%
3071Billings, MTMT121,2390.7%
3072Lavon, TXTX11,8880.7%
3073Laurel, MDMD30,2540.7%
3074Sumter, SCSC43,0940.7%
3075North Las Vegas, NVNV296,6530.7%
3076Walkersville, MDMD6,5010.7%
3077East Massapequa, NYNY20,3770.7%
3078Nogales, AZAZ19,4950.7%
3079Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0690.7%
3080Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4320.7%
3081Florida Ridge, FLFL20,8890.7%
3082Hanahan, SCSC22,4150.7%
3083Carteret, NJNJ25,7810.7%
3084Eaton, OHOH8,3270.7%
3085Pulaski, VAVA8,8070.7%
3086Joliet, ILIL152,2410.7%
3087De Pere, WIWI25,5900.7%
3088Edgewater, FLFL24,7950.7%
3089New Cassel, NYNY14,5510.7%
3090Washington, MOMO15,9060.7%
3091Banning, CACA31,8520.7%
3092Irving, TXTX257,0760.7%
3093Niskayuna, NYNY21,2270.7%
3094Graham, WAWA35,0790.7%
3095Carlsbad, CACA112,2600.7%
3096Lincoln, NENE301,5220.7%
3097Wichita Falls, TXTX101,9510.7%
3098Treasure Island, FLFL6,3970.7%
3099Catoosa, OKOK7,4710.7%
3100Mason City, IAIA26,8530.7%
3101Commerce, CACA11,6880.7%
3103Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,2950.7%
3104Portland, TXTX20,8330.7%
3105Delray Beach, FLFL69,8090.7%
3106Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,1650.7%
3107Glendale, WIWI14,7950.7%
3108Selma, TXTX11,9550.7%
3109Gallup, NMNM19,9690.7%
3110Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,0510.7%
3111Princeton, ILIL7,6740.7%
3112Converse, TXTX32,4810.7%
3113Lovejoy, GAGA12,9290.7%
3114Chula Vista, CACA275,5330.7%
3115Grand Forks, NDND60,3650.7%
3116Tulare, CACA73,9070.7%
3117Fort Scott, KSKS7,5000.7%
3118Oklahoma City, OKOK719,8490.7%
3119Deer Park, OHOH5,5570.7%
3120Elk Plain, WAWA14,2760.7%
3121Arlington, WAWA22,0310.7%
3122Marlton, MDMD10,2220.7%
3123Carencro, LALA13,2240.7%
3124Taylorsville, UTUT57,4840.7%
3125Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.7%
3126Palmer, AKAK6,7100.7%
3127Belle Glade, FLFL17,2410.7%
3128Lake Forest, CACA86,3330.7%
3129Houghton, MIMI8,5600.7%
3130Lihue, HIHI7,9010.7%
3131North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,1590.7%
3132Marshfield, WIWI18,9800.7%
3133Okmulgee, OKOK11,3940.7%
3134Washington, NCNC9,9100.7%
3135Ontario, CACA187,0130.7%
3136Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2810.7%
3137Newton, NJNJ8,4860.7%
3138Vincent, CACA15,3400.7%
3139Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3810.7%
3140Midwest City, OKOK58,7990.7%
3141Union, MOMO13,4450.7%
3142Guntersville, ALAL9,3940.7%
3143Lyndhurst, OHOH13,5220.7%
3144Richmond West, FLFL35,5930.7%
3145Makawao, HIHI7,3530.7%
3146Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.7%
3147Perris, CACA83,2370.7%
3148West Mifflin, PAPA18,7070.7%
3149Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3460.7%
3150South Beloit, ILIL7,9960.7%
3151Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,6760.7%
3152Collingswood, NJNJ14,3860.7%
3153Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.7%
3154Mill Creek, WAWA20,9020.7%
3155Tucson, AZAZ548,3710.7%
3156Wekiwa Springs, FLFL23,9150.7%
3157Pineville, LALA13,9670.7%
3158Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9250.7%
3159Plant City, FLFL44,1180.6%
3160Joppatowne, MDMD14,2370.6%
3161Lombard, ILIL44,3990.6%
3162Columbia Heights, MNMN22,4820.6%
3163Stockton, CACA324,5970.6%
3164Maplewood, WAWA5,8030.6%
3165Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2640.6%
3166Kirtland, OHOH6,9250.6%
3167Gary, ININ67,2890.6%
3168Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.6%
3169Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,1170.6%
3170North Bellport, NYNY11,0870.6%
3171Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9210.6%
3172East Northport, NYNY19,7000.6%
3173Marco Island, FLFL16,4210.6%
3174South Sioux City, NENE14,1580.6%
3175West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6150.6%
3176Onalaska, WIWI20,2970.6%
3177Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,2210.6%
3178Hot Springs, ARAR16,3270.6%
3179North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7860.6%
3180Atwater, CACA32,1330.6%
3181South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,1150.6%
3182Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4190.6%
3183Beaverton, OROR97,8420.6%
3184Palmyra, NJNJ7,6640.6%
3185Sandy Oaks, TXTX5,8740.6%
3186Rupert, IDID6,4600.6%
3187Tukwila, WAWA22,0030.6%
3188Kaufman, TXTX10,7170.6%
3189Waikoloa, HIHI7,5430.6%
3190Francisville, KYKY10,5650.6%
3191Munster, ININ23,5040.6%
3192Belpre, OHOH6,6570.6%
3193St. Michael, MNMN22,4980.6%
3194Saratoga Springs, UTUT61,3970.6%
3195Indian Trail, NCNC44,3030.6%
3196Arden Hills, MNMN9,5830.6%
3197Olive Branch, MSMS47,5630.6%
3198Brookhaven, PAPA8,3620.6%
3199Cadillac, MIMI10,4380.6%
3200Smithtown, NYNY24,3750.6%
3201Deschutes River Woods, OROR5,7970.6%
3202Yonkers, NYNY212,6030.6%
3203Posen, ILIL5,4050.6%
3204San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,9140.6%
3205Larkspur, CACA12,6200.6%
3206Princeton, FLFL42,6250.6%
3207Clinton, MAMA7,6580.6%
3208Lubbock, TXTX273,0710.6%
3209Rialto, CACA106,5540.6%
3210Petaluma, CACA59,6880.6%
3211San Angelo, TXTX100,6400.6%
3213Elkton, MDMD16,6700.6%
3214St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.6%
3215Whitemarsh Island, GAGA6,8860.6%
3216Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,2950.6%
3217Alton, ILIL25,0130.6%
3218Briar, TXTX7,2280.6%
3219Incline, NVNV9,2720.6%
3220Lincroft, NJNJ6,9390.6%
3221Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,9920.6%
3222Pineville, NCNC11,8510.6%
3223Chester, ILIL6,8470.6%
3224Indian Hills, NVNV5,5270.6%
3225Countryside, ILIL6,2600.6%
3226Black Mountain, NCNC8,4910.6%
3227Lafayette, CACA25,3130.6%
3228Albertville, ALAL23,7100.6%
3229Maple Grove, MNMN73,8930.6%
3230Jamestown, NYNY27,6630.6%
3231Trinity, NCNC7,2740.6%
3232Jackson, MSMS141,1960.6%
3233Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5190.6%
3234Rocky Mount, NCNC55,1200.6%
3235Clayton, NJNJ9,0410.6%
3236North Canton, OHOH17,6920.6%
3237Dundalk, MDMD65,9690.6%
3238Austin, MNMN26,6890.6%
3239Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2180.6%
3240Seymour, TNTN16,2160.6%
3241Buffalo, MNMN16,8780.6%
3242Burbank, CACA102,9880.6%
3243Joplin, MOMO53,9300.6%
3244Marietta, GAGA63,5740.6%
3245Corsicana, TXTX25,4870.6%
3246Pacific Grove, CACA14,6590.6%
3247Tuba City, AZAZ7,9600.6%
3248North Riverside, ILIL7,1610.6%
3249Lawrence, KSKS96,3670.6%
3250Athol, MAMA8,8010.6%
3251Hurst, TXTX38,9740.6%
3252Pasadena, MDMD34,3090.6%
3253Red Bank, NJNJ12,8960.6%
3254Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4810.6%
3255Amory, MSMS6,3860.6%
3256Grand Island, NENE53,9430.6%
3257Summerfield, MDMD15,0650.6%
3258Azusa, CACA47,4470.6%
3259Frankfort, ININ16,8370.6%
3260Naples, FLFL20,1140.6%
3261Lakeport, CACA5,0590.6%
3262Waterville, MEME17,5790.6%
3263Palmetto Estates, FLFL16,1290.6%
3264Gainesville, FLFL148,6710.6%
3265Succasunna, NJNJ9,7990.6%
3266Brownsville, TXTX192,9570.6%
3267Newark, OHOH51,4730.6%
3268Syracuse, UTUT39,9090.6%
3269Lorton, VAVA20,9910.6%
3270Country Homes, WAWA6,1980.6%
3271Holladay, UTUT31,1620.6%
3272Swoyersville, PAPA5,1550.6%
3273Cranston, RIRI84,6470.6%
3274Peculiar, MOMO6,3650.6%
3275Raceland, LALA9,5850.6%
3276Mountain Home, IDID16,7790.6%
3277Pensacola, FLFL53,8170.6%
3278Xenia, OHOH26,4250.6%
3279Mesquite, NVNV24,0010.6%
3280Willoughby, OHOH24,2340.6%
3281Oceanside, CACA170,4830.6%
3282Prosper, TXTX45,6050.6%
3283Atchison, KSKS10,7890.6%
3284Ewa Gentry, HIHI26,5630.6%
3285Laguna Hills, CACA30,0200.6%
3286Coachella, CACA45,4110.6%
3287Red Oak, TXTX20,3940.6%
3288Opelousas, LALA15,0980.6%
3289Ridgewood, NJNJ26,5270.6%
3290Fallon, NVNV9,5700.6%
3291Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.6%
3292Niles, OHOH18,1160.6%
3293Reedley, CACA26,9820.6%
3294Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6330.6%
3295Welby, COCO16,1970.6%
3296Goldsboro, NCNC35,0120.6%
3297Manchester, CTCT36,7590.6%
3298Lakeside, FLFL32,1050.6%
3299Camden, SCSC9,2010.6%
3300Jamesburg, NJNJ5,8190.6%
3301Fitzgerald, GAGA8,8820.6%
3302Rockaway, NJNJ6,6310.6%
3303Albany, CACA19,1950.6%
3304Tumwater, WAWA28,0100.6%
3305Centerport, NYNY6,0720.6%
3306La Plata, MDMD12,1370.6%
3307Folcroft, PAPA6,7800.6%
3308Berlin, NJNJ7,6280.6%
3309Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.6%
3310Kenner, LALA65,1360.6%
3311Perry Heights, OHOH8,7560.6%
3312Vermilion, OHOH10,6950.6%
3313Buena Park, CACA81,7410.6%
3314Dent, OHOH11,9730.6%
3315Anniston, ALAL20,9300.6%
3316New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4240.6%
3317Golden Triangle, NJNJ5,7650.6%
3318Springdale, ARAR90,6850.6%
3319Ferry Pass, FLFL30,0530.6%
3320Spring Valley, NVNV219,1870.6%
3321Cambridge, OHOH10,0550.6%
3322Whitehall, PAPA14,5210.6%
3323Ventnor City, NJNJ9,3450.6%
3324Hooksett, NHNH5,8760.6%
3325Jefferson City, TNTN9,1030.6%
3326Fircrest, WAWA6,9590.6%
3327Gloucester Point, VAVA11,1090.6%
3328Reidsville, NCNC14,6920.6%
3329Strongsville, OHOH45,6290.6%
3330Mankato, MNMN46,5290.6%
3331Norwalk, OHOH17,1910.6%
3332Canton, ILIL13,2970.6%
3333Weigelstown, PAPA15,4850.6%
3334Largo, FLFL80,6900.6%
3335Crookston, MNMN7,3750.6%
3336West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.6%
3337Mont Belvieu, TXTX10,6730.6%
3338Lake Station, ININ12,9770.6%
3339Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4890.6%
3340Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.6%
3341Tenafly, NJNJ15,2370.6%
3342Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.6%
3343Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0440.6%
3344Kannapolis, NCNC61,7080.6%
3345Dumont, NJNJ18,5010.6%
3346Clarksville, ININ22,2530.6%
3347Derry, NHNH21,3390.6%
3348South Huntington, NYNY9,7790.6%
3349Owings Mills, MDMD37,2450.6%
3350Rensselaer, ININ5,6810.6%
3351Skokie, ILIL66,5440.6%
3352Evergreen, COCO8,6020.6%
3353La Puente, CACA36,4230.6%
3354Cloverleaf, TXTX24,0630.6%
3355Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,5590.6%
3356Cherry Creek, COCO10,7210.6%
3357North Oaks, MNMN5,2830.6%
3358Lake Butler, FLFL17,1250.6%
3359Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,7790.6%
3360Valparaiso, ININ35,1770.6%
3361Lakewood, COCO156,9270.6%
3362Allegan, MIMI5,1270.6%
3363Minnehaha, WAWA11,4820.6%
3364Allentown, PAPA126,0440.6%
3365North Aurora, ILIL19,4060.6%
3366Warrensburg, MOMO20,2830.6%
3367Antigo, WIWI8,0600.6%
3368North Tustin, CACA25,8070.6%
3369Bay, OHOH15,7920.6%
3370Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0130.6%
3371Marion, SCSC6,0280.6%
3372La Follette, TNTN7,1760.6%
3373Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4170.6%
3374Ripon, CACA16,1400.6%
3375Garden City, IDID13,0470.6%
3376Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,9840.6%
3377West Jordan, UTUT116,8120.6%
3378Meriden, CTCT60,8100.6%
3379Carson, NVNV58,5710.6%
3380University Park, TXTX25,3230.6%
3381Woodland Park, NJNJ13,6230.6%
3382Gilroy, CACA60,7640.6%
3383Fitchburg, WIWI34,6150.6%
3384Defiance, OHOH17,0090.6%
3386Bethany, OKOK20,3150.6%
3387Kendallville, ININ10,3710.6%
3388Winters, CACA8,2140.6%
3389Vancouver, WAWA199,6980.6%
3390Willow Grove, PAPA14,1310.6%
3391Fort Wayne, ININ275,2030.6%
3392North Fort Myers, FLFL44,9930.6%
3393Panama City, FLFL37,8060.6%
3394Kennett Square, PAPA6,8930.6%
3395Santa Clara, OROR10,5510.6%
3396Dix Hills, NYNY24,7730.6%
3397Bogota, NJNJ9,8160.6%
3398Holly Springs, NCNC50,2880.6%
3399Albuquerque, NMNM556,5880.6%
3400Pinellas Park, FLFL52,2950.6%
3401Eagleton, TNTN5,5980.6%
3402Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.6%
3403Richmond, MOMO5,9680.6%
3404Valley City, NDND6,4300.6%
3405Radford, VAVA17,2430.6%
3406Lakeland South, WAWA13,1000.6%
3407Jericho, NYNY13,7590.6%
3408Connersville, ININ13,4060.6%
3409San Jacinto, CACA56,0140.6%
3410New Iberia, LALA26,5330.6%
3411Fortuna, CACA12,0030.6%
3412Brandon, FLFL119,7670.6%
3413Manhattan, KSKS54,6730.6%
3414Grand Prairie, TXTX209,4340.6%
3415Jacksonville, TXTX14,6580.6%
3416Gladstone, MOMO27,4970.6%
3417Holmen, WIWI12,1050.6%
3418Lakemoor, ILIL6,4490.6%
3419Osceola, IAIA5,6790.6%
3420Vincennes, ININ16,3780.6%
3421Bedford, TXTX47,9580.6%
3422Scottdale, GAGA10,5420.6%
3423Ahuimanu, HIHI8,4520.6%
3424Tacoma, WAWA229,8160.6%
3425River Oaks, TXTX7,4670.6%
3426River Grove, ILIL10,4090.6%
3427Geneva, ILIL21,1380.6%
3428Clive, IAIA19,8610.6%
3429College Station, TXTX127,4720.6%
3430Merrill, WIWI9,3890.6%
3431Lake Shore, MDMD18,2490.6%
3432Kent, WAWA134,8710.6%
3433South Portland, MEME27,0070.6%
3434Issaquah, WAWA39,4230.6%
3435Paulsboro, NJNJ6,3290.6%
3436Brock Hall, MDMD13,6150.6%
3437Ansonia, CTCT19,2160.6%
3438Nashua, NHNH92,4350.6%
3439Linton Hall, VAVA41,8760.6%
3440Farmersville, CACA10,3260.6%
3441Wabash, ININ10,1900.6%
3442Croydon, PAPA9,6840.6%
3443Buckhannon, WVWV5,0540.6%
3444New Smyrna Beach, FLFL33,1820.6%
3445Columbus, OHOH938,3960.6%
3446Fort Washington, MDMD25,1340.6%
3447Ardsley, NYNY5,0070.6%
3448Orland Park, ILIL57,9540.6%
3449Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.6%
3450Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,7390.6%
3451Natchitoches, LALA17,1460.6%
3452Saks, ALAL10,6810.6%
3453Cottage Lake, WAWA22,5180.6%
3454Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.6%
3455Pueblo, COCO110,4040.6%
3457Carpentersville, ILIL37,0450.6%
3458Merritt Island, FLFL34,9920.6%
3459Rossville, MDMD16,0590.6%
3460Hazleton, PAPA30,2860.6%
3461Madera, CACA69,0170.6%
3462Gallatin, TNTN54,5900.6%
3463Harvest, ALAL5,9550.6%
3464Milwaukee, WIWI562,4070.6%
3465Essex Junction, VTVT10,9210.6%
3466Santa Paula, CACA31,7740.6%
3467Auburn, WAWA86,3010.6%
3468Highland Springs, VAVA14,2960.6%
3469Granger, ININ30,3210.6%
3470Bryan, TXTX91,9960.6%
3471Hazelwood, MOMO24,8490.6%
3472Laurence Harbor, NJNJ6,1910.6%
3473Wyandotte, MIMI24,0720.6%
3474Huron, OHOH6,5850.6%
3475Bethlehem, PAPA79,6440.6%
3476Carol Stream, ILIL39,3150.6%
3477Purcell, OKOK7,0300.6%
3478The Hammocks, FLFL58,8380.6%
3479West Pensacola, FLFL20,6650.6%
3480Dentsville, SCSC15,2090.6%
3481Alexander City, ALAL14,5150.6%
3482Covington, KYKY41,8470.6%
3483Owosso, MIMI14,4370.6%
3484Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.6%
3485Delavan, WIWI9,2280.6%
3486Champaign, ILIL91,1950.6%
3487Fairlawn, OHOH7,8150.6%
3488Haledon, NJNJ9,1250.6%
3489Tavares, FLFL22,4900.6%
3490Delano, CACA52,3340.6%
3491Boynton Beach, FLFL82,3960.6%
3492Amsterdam, NYNY18,0930.6%
3493Riviera Beach, FLFL39,3570.6%
3494Northridge, OHOH7,8170.6%
3495South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1910.6%
3496Elwood, NYNY11,7620.6%
3497Blaine, MNMN76,6030.6%
3498Greenville, RIRI8,2960.6%
3499West Long Branch, NJNJ8,6250.6%
3500Barrington, NJNJ7,1550.6%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES