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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2000

01Brookline, MAMA63,26682.7%–

02Lexington, MAMA34,29581.4%–

03Cochituate, MAMA6,47181.0%–

04West Concord, MAMA5,87680.9%–

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58879.6%–

06Winchester, MAMA23,40678.6%–

07Belmont, MAMA27,17577.6%–

08Arlington, MAMA46,35077.3%–

09Newton, MAMA90,74174.5%–

10Sharon, MAMA6,23274.4%–

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34774.1%–

12Needham, MAMA32,45973.1%–

13Watertown, MAMA35,71071.0%–

14Somerville, MAMA84,21170.8%–

15Northborough, MAMA6,39269.7%–

16Maynard, MAMA10,71269.6%–

17Marblehead, MAMA20,41369.2%–

18Williamstown, MAMA5,07068.3%–

19Newburyport, MAMA19,14867.2%–

20Reading, MAMA25,61267.0%–

21Longmeadow, MAMA15,69667.0%–

22Melrose, MAMA29,59765.3%–

23Swampscott, MAMA15,27764.6%–

24North Scituate, MAMA6,49264.2%–

25Walpole, MAMA6,46164.2%–

26Milton, MAMA28,58764.1%–

27Medfield, MAMA6,84963.2%–

28Andover, MAMA9,45163.1%–

29Wakefield, MAMA27,79362.5%–

30Hingham, MAMA5,13060.3%–

31Stoneham, MAMA23,35560.2%–

32Northampton, MAMA31,04760.2%–

33Waltham, MAMA65,03759.3%–

34The Pinehills, MAMA5,28259.3%–

35Beverly, MAMA43,36359.3%–

36Medford, MAMA59,83459.0%–

37Burlington, MAMA26,27458.8%–

38Lynnfield, MAMA13,06458.4%–

39Scituate, MAMA5,79657.5%–

40Boston, MAMA672,97356.9%–

41Franklin, MAMA33,95556.4%–

42Hull, MAMA10,13856.0%–

43Wilmington, MAMA23,33655.9%–

44Norwood, MAMA31,54254.6%–

45Danvers, MAMA28,09854.2%–

46Quincy, MAMA103,17353.9%–

47Dedham, MAMA25,23753.8%–

48Marshfield, MAMA5,16153.3%–

49Salisbury, MAMA5,65652.5%–

50Hudson, MAMA15,71952.3%–

51Braintree, MAMA38,95751.4%–

52Weymouth, MAMA59,75951.1%–

53Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22251.1%–

54Woburn, MAMA43,96250.6%–

55Winthrop, MAMA18,64750.5%–

56Malden, MAMA66,37050.4%–

57Salem, MAMA45,38150.0%–

58Amesbury, MAMA17,58849.6%–

59Foxborough, MAMA6,25149.4%–

60Amherst, MAMA40,92048.1%–

61Abington, MAMA17,05347.9%–

62Pinehurst, MAMA6,84547.6%–

63Bridgewater, MAMA29,30947.4%–

64Somerset, MAMA18,29847.4%–

65North Attleborough, MAMA31,50647.1%–

66Bellingham, MAMA5,32545.9%–

67Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96145.6%–

68East Falmouth, MAMA6,24545.6%–

69Kingston, MAMA5,91045.5%–

70Attleboro, MAMA47,44745.2%–

71Greenfield, MAMA17,69145.1%–

72Pittsfield, MAMA42,90944.7%–

73Easthampton, MAMA15,85144.6%–

74Framingham, MAMA73,02144.5%–

75Randolph, MAMA34,94844.3%–

76Whitinsville, MAMA7,11544.1%–

77Barnstable, MAMA50,10142.7%–

78Worcester, MAMA213,86242.5%–

79Nantucket, MAMA10,01741.7%–

80Holbrook, MAMA11,38041.5%–

81Marlborough, MAMA42,77241.5%–

82Gloucester, MAMA30,62741.0%–

83Adams, MAMA5,42740.9%–

84Haverhill, MAMA68,36140.5%–

85Leominster, MAMA44,19440.2%–

86Peabody, MAMA55,95340.1%–

87Methuen, MAMA54,58439.9%–

88Plymouth, MAMA7,91839.8%–

89Lowell, MAMA119,97139.6%–

90West Springfield, MAMA28,82939.4%–

91Westfield, MAMA40,54639.3%–

92North Adams, MAMA12,36839.3%–

93East Harwich, MAMA5,65439.1%–

94Gardner, MAMA21,48338.7%–

95Saugus, MAMA28,77338.6%–

96Oxford, MAMA5,67138.6%–

97Clinton, MAMA7,65838.5%–

98Agawam, MAMA28,78338.4%–

99Milford, MAMA27,73137.3%–

100Palmer, MAMA12,36737.2%–

101Taunton, MAMA62,52235.6%–

102South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55235.4%–

103Chicopee, MAMA55,31035.1%–

104Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15535.0%–

105Holyoke, MAMA38,02334.9%–

106Fitchburg, MAMA42,13634.2%–

107West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19433.8%–

108Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40532.2%–

109Springfield, MAMA154,70232.1%–

110Brockton, MAMA106,13432.0%–

111Revere, MAMA60,14131.7%–

112Athol, MAMA8,80131.3%–

113Lynn, MAMA104,23630.8%–

114Spencer, MAMA5,66130.7%–

115Everett, MAMA53,57229.4%–

116Fall River, MAMA95,29829.3%–

117Southbridge, MAMA18,10528.1%–

118Chelsea, MAMA40,13027.7%–

119New Bedford, MAMA101,83426.8%–

120Ware, MAMA6,36926.4%–

121North Westport, MAMA5,28923.4%–

122Webster, MAMA12,22823.4%–

123Lawrence, MAMA89,32022.1%–

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