RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Most manufacturing jobs, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2023 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.7%–

02East Falmouth, MAMA6,2450.7%–

03Adams, MAMA5,4270.4%–

04Palmer, MAMA12,3670.3%–

05Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%–

06Athol, MAMA8,8010.3%–

07Needham, MAMA32,4590.2%–

08Attleboro, MAMA47,4470.2%–

09Northampton, MAMA31,0470.1%–

10Winthrop, MAMA18,6470.1%–

11North Adams, MAMA12,3680.1%–

12Leominster, MAMA44,1940.1%–

13Dedham, MAMA25,2370.1%–

14Belmont, MAMA27,1750.1%–

15Beverly, MAMA43,3630.1%–

16Randolph, MAMA34,9480.1%–

17Framingham, MAMA73,0210.1%–

18Woburn, MAMA43,9620.1%–

19Brookline, MAMA63,2660.1%–

20Fitchburg, MAMA42,1360.1%–

21Winchester, MAMA23,4060.1%–

22Wakefield, MAMA27,7930.1%–

23Haverhill, MAMA68,3610.1%–

24Somerville, MAMA84,2110.0%–

25Fall River, MAMA95,2980.0%–

26Springfield, MAMA154,7020.0%–

27Barnstable, MAMA50,1010.0%–

28Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.0%–

29Westfield, MAMA40,5460.0%–

30Lowell, MAMA119,9710.0%–

31Boston, MAMA672,9730.0%–

32Quincy, MAMA103,1730.0%–

33Arlington, MAMA46,3500.0%–

34Newton, MAMA90,7410.0%–

35Abington, MAMA17,0530.0%–

36Amherst, MAMA40,9200.0%–

37Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.0%–

38Andover, MAMA9,4510.0%–

39Gardner, MAMA21,4830.0%–

40Cochituate, MAMA6,4710.0%–

41Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.0%–

42Longmeadow, MAMA15,6960.0%–

43New Bedford, MAMA101,8340.0%–

44Milford, MAMA27,7310.0%–

45Marblehead, MAMA20,4130.0%–

46Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.0%–

47Pittsfield, MAMA42,9090.0%–

48North Westport, MAMA5,2890.0%–

49Oxford, MAMA5,6710.0%–

50Southbridge, MAMA18,1050.0%–

51Somerset, MAMA18,2980.0%–

52Spencer, MAMA5,6610.0%–

53South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5520.0%–

54Reading, MAMA25,6120.0%–

55Taunton, MAMA62,5220.0%–

56West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.0%–

57The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.0%–

58Webster, MAMA12,2280.0%–

59West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.0%–

60Ware, MAMA6,3690.0%–

61Worcester, MAMA213,8620.0%–

62Williamstown, MAMA5,0700.0%–

63Wilmington, MAMA23,3360.0%–

64Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9610.0%–

65Agawam, MAMA28,7830.0%–

66Bridgewater, MAMA29,3090.0%–

67Chicopee, MAMA55,3100.0%–

68Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2220.0%–

69Clinton, MAMA7,6580.0%–

70Whitinsville, MAMA7,1150.0%–

71Greenfield, MAMA17,6910.0%–

72Foxborough, MAMA6,2510.0%–

73Swampscott, MAMA15,2770.0%–

74Northborough, MAMA6,3920.0%–

75Everett, MAMA53,5720.0%–

76Hingham, MAMA5,1300.0%–

77Hudson, MAMA15,7190.0%–

78Hull, MAMA10,1380.0%–

79Kingston, MAMA5,9100.0%–

80Lexington, MAMA34,2950.0%–

81Lynnfield, MAMA13,0640.0%–

82Marshfield, MAMA5,1610.0%–

83Maynard, MAMA10,7120.0%–

84Medfield, MAMA6,8490.0%–

85Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1550.0%–

86Milton, MAMA28,5870.0%–

87Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%–

88Burlington, MAMA26,2740.0%–

89Danvers, MAMA28,0980.0%–

90Braintree, MAMA38,9570.0%–

91East Harwich, MAMA5,6540.0%–

92Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.0%–

93Norwood, MAMA31,5420.0%–

94Pinehurst, MAMA6,8450.0%–

95Plymouth, MAMA7,9180.0%–

96Salisbury, MAMA5,6560.0%–

97Saugus, MAMA28,7730.0%–

98Scituate, MAMA5,7960.0%–

99Sharon, MAMA6,2320.0%–

100Stoneham, MAMA23,3550.0%–

101Walpole, MAMA6,4610.0%–

102Peabody, MAMA55,9530.0%–

103Wellesley, MAMA30,3470.0%–

104West Concord, MAMA5,8760.0%–

105Franklin, MAMA33,9550.0%–

106Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.0%–

107Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.0%–

108Lynn, MAMA104,2360.0%–

109Malden, MAMA66,3700.0%–

110Marlborough, MAMA42,7720.0%–

111Medford, MAMA59,8340.0%–

112Melrose, MAMA29,5970.0%–

113North Attleborough, MAMA31,5060.0%–

114Revere, MAMA60,1410.0%–

115Salem, MAMA45,3810.0%–

116Waltham, MAMA65,0370.0%–

117Weymouth, MAMA59,7590.0%–

118Brockton, MAMA106,1340.0%–

119Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES