RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Most white-collar workforce, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Brookline, MAMA63,26682.7%+9.1 pts

02Lexington, MAMA34,29581.4%+7.8 pts

03Cochituate, MAMA6,47181.0%+17.3 pts

04West Concord, MAMA5,87680.9%+19.5 pts

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58879.6%+10.1 pts

06Winchester, MAMA23,40678.6%+8.2 pts

07Belmont, MAMA27,17577.6%+11.5 pts

08Arlington, MAMA46,35077.3%+13.8 pts

09Newton, MAMA90,74174.5%+4.9 pts

10Sharon, MAMA6,23274.4%+13.7 pts

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34774.1%+10.0 pts

12Needham, MAMA32,45973.1%+7.4 pts

13Watertown, MAMA35,71071.0%–

14Somerville, MAMA84,21170.8%+19.6 pts

15Northborough, MAMA6,39269.7%+14.8 pts

16Maynard, MAMA10,71269.6%+19.8 pts

17Marblehead, MAMA20,41369.2%+9.9 pts

18Williamstown, MAMA5,07068.3%+10.0 pts

19Newburyport, MAMA19,14867.2%+13.3 pts

20Reading, MAMA25,61267.0%+12.4 pts

21Longmeadow, MAMA15,69667.0%+10.3 pts

22Melrose, MAMA29,59765.3%+10.9 pts

23Swampscott, MAMA15,27764.6%+7.9 pts

24North Scituate, MAMA6,49264.2%+16.7 pts

25Walpole, MAMA6,46164.2%+15.7 pts

26Milton, MAMA28,58764.1%+8.4 pts

27Medfield, MAMA6,84963.2%+6.4 pts

28Andover, MAMA9,45163.1%−2.0 pts

29Wakefield, MAMA27,79362.5%+11.6 pts

30Hingham, MAMA5,13060.3%+4.3 pts

31Stoneham, MAMA23,35560.2%+12.8 pts

32Northampton, MAMA31,04760.2%+6.2 pts

33Waltham, MAMA65,03759.3%+14.7 pts

34The Pinehills, MAMA5,28259.3%−2.8 pts

35Beverly, MAMA43,36359.3%+12.9 pts

36Medford, MAMA59,83459.0%+12.1 pts

37Burlington, MAMA26,27458.8%+11.1 pts

38Lynnfield, MAMA13,06458.4%+7.2 pts

39Scituate, MAMA5,79657.5%+7.5 pts

40Boston, MAMA672,97356.9%+12.1 pts

41Franklin, MAMA33,95556.4%+6.9 pts

42Hull, MAMA10,13856.0%+17.4 pts

43Wilmington, MAMA23,33655.9%+12.6 pts

44Norwood, MAMA31,54254.6%+12.5 pts

45Danvers, MAMA28,09854.2%+9.5 pts

46Quincy, MAMA103,17353.9%+11.1 pts

47Dedham, MAMA25,23753.8%+6.4 pts

48Marshfield, MAMA5,16153.3%+9.9 pts

49Salisbury, MAMA5,65652.5%+14.5 pts

50Hudson, MAMA15,71952.3%+13.0 pts

51Braintree, MAMA38,95751.4%+9.9 pts

52Weymouth, MAMA59,75951.1%+12.1 pts

53Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22251.1%+16.5 pts

54Woburn, MAMA43,96250.6%+9.2 pts

55Winthrop, MAMA18,64750.5%+10.7 pts

56Malden, MAMA66,37050.4%+14.4 pts

57Salem, MAMA45,38150.0%+9.8 pts

58Amesbury, MAMA17,58849.6%–

59Foxborough, MAMA6,25149.4%+3.5 pts

60Amherst, MAMA40,92048.1%–

61Abington, MAMA17,05347.9%+14.0 pts

62Pinehurst, MAMA6,84547.6%+15.3 pts

63Bridgewater, MAMA29,30947.4%–

64Somerset, MAMA18,29847.4%+8.6 pts

65North Attleborough, MAMA31,50647.1%–

66Bellingham, MAMA5,32545.9%+2.0 pts

67Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96145.6%+12.9 pts

68East Falmouth, MAMA6,24545.6%+18.6 pts

69Kingston, MAMA5,91045.5%+3.3 pts

70Attleboro, MAMA47,44745.2%+12.3 pts

71Greenfield, MAMA17,69145.1%–

72Pittsfield, MAMA42,90944.7%+10.8 pts

73Easthampton, MAMA15,85144.6%–

74Framingham, MAMA73,02144.5%+4.8 pts

75Randolph, MAMA34,94844.3%–

76Whitinsville, MAMA7,11544.1%+10.4 pts

77Barnstable, MAMA50,10142.7%+6.6 pts

78Worcester, MAMA213,86242.5%+8.8 pts

79Nantucket, MAMA10,01741.7%+15.9 pts

80Holbrook, MAMA11,38041.5%+12.2 pts

81Marlborough, MAMA42,77241.5%−3.4 pts

82Gloucester, MAMA30,62741.0%+4.3 pts

83Adams, MAMA5,42740.9%+6.6 pts

84Haverhill, MAMA68,36140.5%+2.7 pts

85Leominster, MAMA44,19440.2%+7.7 pts

86Peabody, MAMA55,95340.1%+5.4 pts

87Methuen, MAMA54,58439.9%–

88Plymouth, MAMA7,91839.8%−0.7 pts

89Lowell, MAMA119,97139.6%+7.4 pts

90West Springfield, MAMA28,82939.4%+7.7 pts

91Westfield, MAMA40,54639.3%+5.8 pts

92North Adams, MAMA12,36839.3%+12.4 pts

93East Harwich, MAMA5,65439.1%+1.0 pts

94Gardner, MAMA21,48338.7%+9.8 pts

95Saugus, MAMA28,77338.6%+1.4 pts

96Oxford, MAMA5,67138.6%+8.2 pts

97Clinton, MAMA7,65838.5%+7.7 pts

98Agawam, MAMA28,78338.4%+2.5 pts

99Milford, MAMA27,73137.3%+3.4 pts

100Palmer, MAMA12,36737.2%+0.4 pts

101Taunton, MAMA62,52235.6%+5.8 pts

102South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55235.4%+10.9 pts

103Chicopee, MAMA55,31035.1%+7.0 pts

104Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15535.0%+4.3 pts

105Holyoke, MAMA38,02334.9%+6.0 pts

106Fitchburg, MAMA42,13634.2%+3.7 pts

107West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19433.8%+0.5 pts

108Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40532.2%−4.1 pts

109Springfield, MAMA154,70232.1%+4.2 pts

110Brockton, MAMA106,13432.0%+5.9 pts

111Revere, MAMA60,14131.7%+7.2 pts

112Athol, MAMA8,80131.3%+4.6 pts

113Lynn, MAMA104,23630.8%+6.7 pts

114Spencer, MAMA5,66130.7%−0.1 pts

115Everett, MAMA53,57229.4%+7.3 pts

116Fall River, MAMA95,29829.3%+5.5 pts

117Southbridge, MAMA18,10528.1%+2.7 pts

118Chelsea, MAMA40,13027.7%+8.2 pts

119New Bedford, MAMA101,83426.8%+1.8 pts

120Ware, MAMA6,36926.4%+1.0 pts

121North Westport, MAMA5,28923.4%−9.2 pts

122Webster, MAMA12,22823.4%−0.1 pts

123Lawrence, MAMA89,32022.1%+2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES