RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Most white-collar workforce, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

MassachusettsAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Lexington, MAMA34,29580.6%+7.0 pts

02Brookline, MAMA63,26679.8%+6.1 pts

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58876.7%+7.2 pts

04West Concord, MAMA5,87674.1%+12.7 pts

05Belmont, MAMA27,17573.9%+7.7 pts

06Winchester, MAMA23,40672.2%+1.8 pts

07Arlington, MAMA46,35071.7%+8.2 pts

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47171.6%+7.9 pts

09Newton, MAMA90,74171.2%+1.6 pts

10Sharon, MAMA6,23269.8%+9.1 pts

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34769.4%+5.2 pts

12Needham, MAMA32,45968.3%+2.7 pts

13Williamstown, MAMA5,07067.9%+9.6 pts

14Andover, MAMA9,45166.8%+1.6 pts

15Reading, MAMA25,61266.0%+11.4 pts

16Somerville, MAMA84,21165.8%+14.6 pts

17Medfield, MAMA6,84965.2%+8.4 pts

18Swampscott, MAMA15,27764.2%+7.5 pts

19Longmeadow, MAMA15,69663.9%+7.2 pts

20Melrose, MAMA29,59763.8%+9.4 pts

21The Pinehills, MAMA5,28263.7%+1.6 pts

22Hingham, MAMA5,13062.0%+6.0 pts

23Newburyport, MAMA19,14861.5%+7.6 pts

24North Scituate, MAMA6,49260.8%+13.3 pts

25Marblehead, MAMA20,41360.1%+0.8 pts

26Northampton, MAMA31,04759.3%+5.3 pts

27Milton, MAMA28,58759.2%+3.5 pts

28Northborough, MAMA6,39258.8%+3.8 pts

29Maynard, MAMA10,71258.7%+9.0 pts

30Wakefield, MAMA27,79357.0%+6.1 pts

31Burlington, MAMA26,27456.4%+8.8 pts

32Franklin, MAMA33,95555.4%+5.8 pts

33Stoneham, MAMA23,35555.3%+7.9 pts

34Medford, MAMA59,83454.7%+7.8 pts

35Walpole, MAMA6,46154.4%+5.8 pts

36Lynnfield, MAMA13,06454.3%+3.1 pts

37Bellingham, MAMA5,32553.5%+9.5 pts

38Wilmington, MAMA23,33652.7%+9.4 pts

39Beverly, MAMA43,36352.5%+6.1 pts

40Norwood, MAMA31,54252.4%+10.4 pts

41Boston, MAMA672,97352.3%+7.5 pts

42Dedham, MAMA25,23752.2%+4.7 pts

43Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22251.2%+16.6 pts

44Waltham, MAMA65,03751.1%+6.5 pts

45Hudson, MAMA15,71950.9%+11.6 pts

46Braintree, MAMA38,95750.7%+9.2 pts

47Danvers, MAMA28,09850.3%+5.7 pts

48Scituate, MAMA5,79650.2%+0.1 pts

49Woburn, MAMA43,96250.1%+8.7 pts

50Marshfield, MAMA5,16149.1%+5.7 pts

51Quincy, MAMA103,17349.1%+6.3 pts

52Malden, MAMA66,37047.7%+11.8 pts

53Framingham, MAMA73,02146.4%+6.7 pts

54Hull, MAMA10,13846.3%+7.8 pts

55Weymouth, MAMA59,75945.6%+6.6 pts

56Amherst, MAMA40,92045.2%–

57Agawam, MAMA28,78345.1%+9.3 pts

58Bridgewater, MAMA29,30944.6%–

59Holbrook, MAMA11,38044.1%+14.8 pts

60Salem, MAMA45,38144.1%+4.0 pts

61Marlborough, MAMA42,77244.0%−0.9 pts

62Winthrop, MAMA18,64743.8%+4.0 pts

63Foxborough, MAMA6,25143.8%−2.2 pts

64Salisbury, MAMA5,65643.7%+5.8 pts

65Whitinsville, MAMA7,11543.5%+9.8 pts

66Pinehurst, MAMA6,84542.7%+10.3 pts

67North Attleborough, MAMA31,50642.5%–

68Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96142.1%+9.4 pts

69Abington, MAMA17,05341.8%+7.9 pts

70Saugus, MAMA28,77341.6%+4.4 pts

71Gloucester, MAMA30,62741.4%+4.7 pts

72Somerset, MAMA18,29841.2%+2.4 pts

73Pittsfield, MAMA42,90940.7%+6.8 pts

74Peabody, MAMA55,95339.9%+5.1 pts

75Attleboro, MAMA47,44739.9%+7.0 pts

76Westfield, MAMA40,54639.2%+5.7 pts

77Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40539.2%+2.9 pts

78Milford, MAMA27,73139.0%+5.1 pts

79Barnstable, MAMA50,10138.4%+2.2 pts

80Kingston, MAMA5,91038.1%−4.1 pts

81Oxford, MAMA5,67137.6%+7.3 pts

82Worcester, MAMA213,86237.3%+3.7 pts

83West Springfield, MAMA28,82937.1%+5.4 pts

84Leominster, MAMA44,19436.7%+4.2 pts

85North Adams, MAMA12,36836.7%+9.8 pts

86Plymouth, MAMA7,91836.6%−3.9 pts

87Palmer, MAMA12,36736.5%−0.3 pts

88Greenfield, MAMA17,69136.2%–

89Randolph, MAMA34,94836.1%–

90Haverhill, MAMA68,36136.1%−1.6 pts

91North Westport, MAMA5,28936.1%+3.5 pts

92Lowell, MAMA119,97135.4%+3.2 pts

93Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15535.4%+4.6 pts

94Nantucket, MAMA10,01735.3%+9.4 pts

95East Falmouth, MAMA6,24534.4%+7.4 pts

96Holyoke, MAMA38,02334.3%+5.4 pts

97Gardner, MAMA21,48333.1%+4.1 pts

98Taunton, MAMA62,52232.7%+3.0 pts

99East Harwich, MAMA5,65432.2%−5.9 pts

100Chicopee, MAMA55,31031.8%+3.8 pts

101Adams, MAMA5,42731.1%−3.2 pts

102Everett, MAMA53,57230.7%+8.6 pts

103Fitchburg, MAMA42,13629.9%−0.6 pts

104Springfield, MAMA154,70229.6%+1.7 pts

105Fall River, MAMA95,29828.6%+4.8 pts

106Webster, MAMA12,22827.6%+4.1 pts

107Revere, MAMA60,14127.5%+3.0 pts

108Southbridge, MAMA18,10527.4%+1.9 pts

109Athol, MAMA8,80127.2%+0.5 pts

110Brockton, MAMA106,13427.0%+0.9 pts

111New Bedford, MAMA101,83426.8%+1.8 pts

112Lynn, MAMA104,23626.1%+2.0 pts

113Chelsea, MAMA40,13025.8%+6.3 pts

114West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19425.3%−8.1 pts

115Ware, MAMA6,36925.0%−0.5 pts

116South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55224.8%+0.2 pts

117Clinton, MAMA7,65824.0%−6.8 pts

118Spencer, MAMA5,66120.6%−10.1 pts

119Lawrence, MAMA89,32018.2%−1.2 pts

SHOWING 1–119 OF 119

Download CSV (full list, 119 rows)

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