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 (2020 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 2010

01North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.7%+2.7 pts

02East Falmouth, MAMA6,2450.7%+0.7 pts

03Adams, MAMA5,4270.4%−0.0 pts

04Palmer, MAMA12,3670.3%+0.3 pts

05Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%+0.3 pts

06Athol, MAMA8,8010.3%+0.3 pts

07Needham, MAMA32,4590.2%+0.1 pts

08Attleboro, MAMA47,4470.2%+0.2 pts

09Northampton, MAMA31,0470.1%+0.1 pts

10Winthrop, MAMA18,6470.1%+0.1 pts

11North Adams, MAMA12,3680.1%−0.6 pts

12Leominster, MAMA44,1940.1%+0.1 pts

13Dedham, MAMA25,2370.1%+0.1 pts

14Belmont, MAMA27,1750.1%+0.1 pts

15Beverly, MAMA43,3630.1%+0.1 pts

16Randolph, MAMA34,9480.1%–

17Framingham, MAMA73,0210.1%+0.1 pts

18Woburn, MAMA43,9620.1%+0.1 pts

19Brookline, MAMA63,2660.1%+0.1 pts

20Fitchburg, MAMA42,1360.1%−0.0 pts

21Winchester, MAMA23,4060.1%−0.1 pts

22Wakefield, MAMA27,7930.1%+0.1 pts

23Haverhill, MAMA68,3610.1%+0.1 pts

24Somerville, MAMA84,2110.0%−0.0 pts

25Fall River, MAMA95,2980.0%+0.0 pts

26Springfield, MAMA154,7020.0%+0.0 pts

27Barnstable, MAMA50,1010.0%−0.0 pts

28Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.0%−0.0 pts

29Westfield, MAMA40,5460.0%−0.0 pts

30Lowell, MAMA119,9710.0%−0.0 pts

31Boston, MAMA672,9730.0%+0.0 pts

32Quincy, MAMA103,1730.0%−0.0 pts

33Arlington, MAMA46,3500.0%−0.0 pts

34Newton, MAMA90,7410.0%−0.0 pts

35Abington, MAMA17,0530.0%+0.0 pts

36Amherst, MAMA40,9200.0%–

37Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.0%+0.0 pts

38Andover, MAMA9,4510.0%+0.0 pts

39Gardner, MAMA21,4830.0%+0.0 pts

40Cochituate, MAMA6,4710.0%+0.0 pts

41Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.0%+0.0 pts

42Longmeadow, MAMA15,6960.0%+0.0 pts

43New Bedford, MAMA101,8340.0%−0.0 pts

44Milford, MAMA27,7310.0%+0.0 pts

45Marblehead, MAMA20,4130.0%+0.0 pts

46Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.0%+0.0 pts

47Pittsfield, MAMA42,9090.0%+0.0 pts

48North Westport, MAMA5,2890.0%+0.0 pts

49Oxford, MAMA5,6710.0%+0.0 pts

50Southbridge, MAMA18,1050.0%+0.0 pts

51Somerset, MAMA18,2980.0%−0.5 pts

52Spencer, MAMA5,6610.0%+0.0 pts

53South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5520.0%+0.0 pts

54Reading, MAMA25,6120.0%+0.0 pts

55Taunton, MAMA62,5220.0%+0.0 pts

56West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.0%+0.0 pts

57The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.0%−2.8 pts

58Webster, MAMA12,2280.0%+0.0 pts

59West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.0%+0.0 pts

60Ware, MAMA6,3690.0%+0.0 pts

61Worcester, MAMA213,8620.0%−0.0 pts

62Williamstown, MAMA5,0700.0%+0.0 pts

63Wilmington, MAMA23,3360.0%+0.0 pts

64Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9610.0%+0.0 pts

65Agawam, MAMA28,7830.0%+0.0 pts

66Bridgewater, MAMA29,3090.0%–

67Chicopee, MAMA55,3100.0%+0.0 pts

68Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2220.0%+0.0 pts

69Clinton, MAMA7,6580.0%+0.0 pts

70Whitinsville, MAMA7,1150.0%+0.0 pts

71Greenfield, MAMA17,6910.0%–

72Foxborough, MAMA6,2510.0%+0.0 pts

73Swampscott, MAMA15,2770.0%+0.0 pts

74Northborough, MAMA6,3920.0%−0.2 pts

75Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%+0.0 pts

76Burlington, MAMA26,2740.0%−0.1 pts

77Danvers, MAMA28,0980.0%+0.0 pts

78Braintree, MAMA38,9570.0%+0.0 pts

79East Harwich, MAMA5,6540.0%+0.0 pts

80Everett, MAMA53,5720.0%+0.0 pts

81Hingham, MAMA5,1300.0%+0.0 pts

82Hudson, MAMA15,7190.0%−0.2 pts

83Hull, MAMA10,1380.0%+0.0 pts

84Kingston, MAMA5,9100.0%+0.0 pts

85Lexington, MAMA34,2950.0%+0.0 pts

86Lynnfield, MAMA13,0640.0%−0.9 pts

87Marshfield, MAMA5,1610.0%+0.0 pts

88Maynard, MAMA10,7120.0%+0.0 pts

89Medfield, MAMA6,8490.0%+0.0 pts

90Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1550.0%+0.0 pts

91Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.0%+0.0 pts

92Norwood, MAMA31,5420.0%+0.0 pts

93Pinehurst, MAMA6,8450.0%+0.0 pts

94Plymouth, MAMA7,9180.0%+0.0 pts

95Salisbury, MAMA5,6560.0%+0.0 pts

96Saugus, MAMA28,7730.0%+0.0 pts

97Scituate, MAMA5,7960.0%+0.0 pts

98Sharon, MAMA6,2320.0%+0.0 pts

99Stoneham, MAMA23,3550.0%+0.0 pts

100Walpole, MAMA6,4610.0%+0.0 pts

101Peabody, MAMA55,9530.0%+0.0 pts

102Wellesley, MAMA30,3470.0%+0.0 pts

103West Concord, MAMA5,8760.0%+0.0 pts

104Milton, MAMA28,5870.0%+0.0 pts

105Brockton, MAMA106,1340.0%+0.0 pts

106Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.0%+0.0 pts

107Franklin, MAMA33,9550.0%+0.0 pts

108Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.0%+0.0 pts

109Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.0%−0.1 pts

110Lynn, MAMA104,2360.0%−0.2 pts

111Malden, MAMA66,3700.0%+0.0 pts

112Marlborough, MAMA42,7720.0%+0.0 pts

113Medford, MAMA59,8340.0%+0.0 pts

114Melrose, MAMA29,5970.0%+0.0 pts

115North Attleborough, MAMA31,5060.0%–

116Revere, MAMA60,1410.0%+0.0 pts

117Salem, MAMA45,3810.0%−0.0 pts

118Waltham, MAMA65,0370.0%+0.0 pts

119Weymouth, MAMA59,7590.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS