Chittenden, Vermont county Economy Profile

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Chittenden, Vermont county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Chittenden, Vermont equals sixty-four thousand, six hundred and sixty-one. Government workers comprise twelve point four seven percent of workers in Chittenden, Vermont. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 7.32% of Chittenden, Vermont labor force. There are 137 unpaid family workers in Chittenden, Vermont.

4.77% of population are involved in construction, 16.01% are in manufacturing, and three point two one percent are in wholesale trade. 9.31% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Chittenden, Vermont. 8.13% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Chittenden, Vermont.

seventy-two point eight nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Chittenden, Vermont. Seventy-six point zero nine percent of Chittenden, Vermont workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point one seven percent of Chittenden, Vermont residents work at home. 1.49% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Chittenden, Vermont	%, Chittenden, Vermont	United States
Population 16 years and over	116,010		217,168,077
In labor force	84,556	72.89%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	84,154	72.54%	63.39%
- - Employed	80,787	69.64%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,367	2.9%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	402	0.35%	0.53%
Not in labor force	31,454	27.11%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	60,176	51.87%	51.66%
In labor force	40,446	34.86%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	40,395	34.82%	29.65%
- - Employed	38,806	33.45%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,141	8.74%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,541		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	79,670		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	60,619	76.09%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	8,581	10.77%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,186	1.49%	4.73%
Walked	5,144	6.46%	2.93%
Other means	817	1.03%	1.19%
Worked at home	3,323	4.17%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	19.7	0.02%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	80,787		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	35,369	43.78%	33.65%
Service occupations	10,447	12.93%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	20,811	25.76%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	260	0.32%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	5,442	6.74%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8,458	10.47%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	649	0.8%	1.87%
Construction	3,852	4.77%	6.78%
Manufacturing	12,938	16.01%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	2,592	3.21%	3.6%
Retail trade	9,534	11.8%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,671	3.31%	5.2%
Information	2,781	3.44%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,556	5.64%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	7,521	9.31%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	20,663	25.58%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	6,569	8.13%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,486	4.32%	4.87%
Public administration	2,975	3.68%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	64,661	80.04%	78.47%
Government workers	10,075	12.47%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	5,914	7.32%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	137	0.17%	0.31%

	Chittenden, Vermont	%, Chittenden, Vermont	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	56,500		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,703	6.55%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,628	4.65%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,351	11.24%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,882	12.18%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	9,922	17.56%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	12,297	21.76%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,318	12.95%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,902	8.68%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,314	2.33%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,183	2.09%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	47,673		41,994
With earnings	49,035	42.27%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	57,200		56,604
With Social Security income	11,185	9.64%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,444		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,638	1.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,209		6,320
With public assistance income	2,139	1.84%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,117		3,032
With retirement income	7,977	6.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,951		17,376
Families	35,439		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,078	3.04%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	856	2.42%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,515	7.1%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,510	9.9%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,022	16.99%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,120	25.73%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,909	16.67%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,204	11.86%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,161	3.28%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,064	3.0%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	59,460		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	23,501		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	38,541		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,853		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,738		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,402	80.67%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	668	38.43%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	983		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	941	95.73%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	455	46.29%	42.27%
Individuals	12,267		33,899,812
18 years and over	9,425	76.83%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,079	8.8%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	2,694	21.96%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,848	15.06%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	7,021	57.23%	31.63%

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