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 (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2000

01Lexington, MAMA34,29580.6%–

02Brookline, MAMA63,26679.8%–

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58876.7%–

04West Concord, MAMA5,87674.1%–

05Belmont, MAMA27,17573.9%–

06Winchester, MAMA23,40672.2%–

07Arlington, MAMA46,35071.7%–

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47171.6%–

09Newton, MAMA90,74171.2%–

10Sharon, MAMA6,23269.8%–

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34769.4%–

12Needham, MAMA32,45968.3%–

13Williamstown, MAMA5,07067.9%–

14Andover, MAMA9,45166.8%–

15Reading, MAMA25,61266.0%–

16Somerville, MAMA84,21165.8%–

17Medfield, MAMA6,84965.2%–

18Swampscott, MAMA15,27764.2%–

19Longmeadow, MAMA15,69663.9%–

20Melrose, MAMA29,59763.8%–

21The Pinehills, MAMA5,28263.7%–

22Hingham, MAMA5,13062.0%–

23Newburyport, MAMA19,14861.5%–

24North Scituate, MAMA6,49260.8%–

25Marblehead, MAMA20,41360.1%–

26Northampton, MAMA31,04759.3%–

27Milton, MAMA28,58759.2%–

28Northborough, MAMA6,39258.8%–

29Maynard, MAMA10,71258.7%–

30Wakefield, MAMA27,79357.0%–

31Burlington, MAMA26,27456.4%–

32Franklin, MAMA33,95555.4%–

33Stoneham, MAMA23,35555.3%–

34Medford, MAMA59,83454.7%–

35Walpole, MAMA6,46154.4%–

36Lynnfield, MAMA13,06454.3%–

37Bellingham, MAMA5,32553.5%–

38Wilmington, MAMA23,33652.7%–

39Beverly, MAMA43,36352.5%–

40Norwood, MAMA31,54252.4%–

41Boston, MAMA672,97352.3%–

42Dedham, MAMA25,23752.2%–

43Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22251.2%–

44Waltham, MAMA65,03751.1%–

45Hudson, MAMA15,71950.9%–

46Braintree, MAMA38,95750.7%–

47Danvers, MAMA28,09850.3%–

48Scituate, MAMA5,79650.2%–

49Woburn, MAMA43,96250.1%–

50Marshfield, MAMA5,16149.1%–

51Quincy, MAMA103,17349.1%–

52Malden, MAMA66,37047.7%–

53Framingham, MAMA73,02146.4%–

54Hull, MAMA10,13846.3%–

55Weymouth, MAMA59,75945.6%–

56Amherst, MAMA40,92045.2%–

57Agawam, MAMA28,78345.1%–

58Bridgewater, MAMA29,30944.6%–

59Holbrook, MAMA11,38044.1%–

60Salem, MAMA45,38144.1%–

61Marlborough, MAMA42,77244.0%–

62Winthrop, MAMA18,64743.8%–

63Foxborough, MAMA6,25143.8%–

64Salisbury, MAMA5,65643.7%–

65Whitinsville, MAMA7,11543.5%–

66Pinehurst, MAMA6,84542.7%–

67North Attleborough, MAMA31,50642.5%–

68Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96142.1%–

69Abington, MAMA17,05341.8%–

70Saugus, MAMA28,77341.6%–

71Gloucester, MAMA30,62741.4%–

72Somerset, MAMA18,29841.2%–

73Pittsfield, MAMA42,90940.7%–

74Peabody, MAMA55,95339.9%–

75Attleboro, MAMA47,44739.9%–

76Westfield, MAMA40,54639.2%–

77Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40539.2%–

78Milford, MAMA27,73139.0%–

79Barnstable, MAMA50,10138.4%–

80Kingston, MAMA5,91038.1%–

81Oxford, MAMA5,67137.6%–

82Worcester, MAMA213,86237.3%–

83West Springfield, MAMA28,82937.1%–

84Leominster, MAMA44,19436.7%–

85North Adams, MAMA12,36836.7%–

86Plymouth, MAMA7,91836.6%–

87Palmer, MAMA12,36736.5%–

88Greenfield, MAMA17,69136.2%–

89Randolph, MAMA34,94836.1%–

90Haverhill, MAMA68,36136.1%–

91North Westport, MAMA5,28936.1%–

92Lowell, MAMA119,97135.4%–

93Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15535.4%–

94Nantucket, MAMA10,01735.3%–

95East Falmouth, MAMA6,24534.4%–

96Holyoke, MAMA38,02334.3%–

97Gardner, MAMA21,48333.1%–

98Taunton, MAMA62,52232.7%–

99East Harwich, MAMA5,65432.2%–

100Chicopee, MAMA55,31031.8%–

101Adams, MAMA5,42731.1%–

102Everett, MAMA53,57230.7%–

103Fitchburg, MAMA42,13629.9%–

104Springfield, MAMA154,70229.6%–

105Fall River, MAMA95,29828.6%–

106Webster, MAMA12,22827.6%–

107Revere, MAMA60,14127.5%–

108Southbridge, MAMA18,10527.4%–

109Athol, MAMA8,80127.2%–

110Brockton, MAMA106,13427.0%–

111New Bedford, MAMA101,83426.8%–

112Lynn, MAMA104,23626.1%–

113Chelsea, MAMA40,13025.8%–

114West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19425.3%–

115Ware, MAMA6,36925.0%–

116South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55224.8%–

117Clinton, MAMA7,65824.0%–

118Spencer, MAMA5,66120.6%–

119Lawrence, MAMA89,32018.2%–

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