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Economic Development Data

Economic Development — Residents by Industry, Chester County

Data accessed May 2024

Source: US Census Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, DP03, SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

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Geography Civilian employed population 16 years & over Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, & mining % Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, & mining Construction % Construction Manufacturing % Manufacturing Wholesale trade % Wholesale trade Retail trade % Retail trade Transportation & warehousing, & utilities % Transportation & warehousing, & utilities Information % Information Finance & insurance, & real estate & rental & leasing % Finance & insurance, & real estate & rental & leasing Professional, scientific, & management, & admin. & waste management services % Professional, scientific, & management, & admin. & waste management services Educational services, & health care & social assistance % Educational services, & health care & social assistance Arts, entertainment, & recreation, & accommodation & food services % Arts, entertainment, & recreation, & accommodation & food services Other services, except public administration % Other services, except public administration Public administration % Public administration
Chester County 282,948 5,303 1.90% 15,808 5.60% 30,575 10.80% 8,040 2.80% 26,517 9.40% 10,295 3.60% 5,949 2.10% 31,053 11.00% 47,596 16.80% 63,841 22.60% 18,686 6.60% 12,454 4.40% 6,831 2.40%
Spring City Boro. 2,195 0 0.0% 145 6.6% 270 12.3% 138 6.3% 167 7.6% 182 8.3% 43 2.0% 109 5.0% 444 20.2% 522 23.8% 84 3.8% 57 2.6% 34 1.5%
Thornbury Twp. 1,905 0 0.0% 80 4.2% 189 9.9% 146 7.7% 284 14.9% 17 0.9% 17 0.9% 209 11.0% 372 19.5% 431 22.6% 72 3.8% 83 4.4% 5 0.3%
Tredyffrin Twp. 15,707 18 0.1% 396 2.5% 1691 10.8% 287 1.8% 847 5.4% 302 1.9% 606 3.9% 2296 14.6% 3420 21.8% 4481 28.5% 742 4.7% 424 2.7% 197 1.3%
Upper Oxford Twp. 1,428 140 9.8% 209 14.6% 217 15.2% 13 0.9% 110 7.7% 60 4.2% 15 1.1% 57 4.0% 160 11.2% 197 13.8% 118 8.3% 79 5.5% 53 3.7%
Upper Uwchlan Twp. 6,768 11 0.2% 186 2.7% 823 12.2% 215 3.2% 685 10.1% 191 2.8% 150 2.2% 791 11.7% 1567 23.2% 1469 21.7% 466 6.9% 110 1.6% 104 1.5%
Uwchlan Twp. 10,560 73 0.7% 435 4.1% 1278 12.1% 411 3.9% 857 8.1% 219 2.1% 238 2.3% 1493 14.1% 2384 22.6% 1800 17.0% 697 6.6% 484 4.6% 191 1.8%
Valley Twp. 4,747 2 0.0% 268 5.6% 689 14.5% 42 0.9% 626 13.2% 294 6.2% 104 2.2% 458 9.6% 245 5.2% 1561 32.9% 86 1.8% 243 5.1% 129 2.7%
Wallace Twp. 1,717 0 0.0% 83 4.8% 207 12.1% 47 2.7% 139 8.1% 78 4.5% 33 1.9% 182 10.6% 302 17.6% 388 22.6% 113 6.6% 84 4.9% 61 3.6%
Warwick Twp. 1,389 9 0.6% 140 10.1% 207 14.9% 59 4.2% 102 7.3% 66 4.8% 43 3.1% 78 5.6% 166 12.0% 337 24.3% 42 3.0% 124 8.9% 16 1.2%
West Bradford Twp. 7,991 73 0.9% 407 5.1% 696 8.7% 225 2.8% 833 10.4% 324 4.1% 251 3.1% 1195 15.0% 1272 15.9% 1742 21.8% 421 5.3% 212 2.7% 340 4.3%
West Brandywine Twp. 3,891 28 0.7% 178 4.6% 560 14.4% 147 3.8% 480 12.3% 145 3.7% 32 0.8% 296 7.6% 682 17.5% 822 21.1% 241 6.2% 204 5.2% 76 2.0%
West Caln Twp. 4,696 79 1.7% 749 15.9% 788 16.8% 102 2.2% 239 5.1% 242 5.2% 78 1.7% 330 7.0% 600 12.8% 795 16.9% 116 2.5% 437 9.3% 141 3.0%
West Chester Boro. 10,986 181 1.6% 433 3.9% 838 7.6% 165 1.5% 1365 12.4% 259 2.4% 214 1.9% 1078 9.8% 1393 12.7% 2715 24.7% 1587 14.4% 533 4.9% 225 2.0%
West Fallowfield Twp. 1,262 245 19.4% 91 7.2% 125 9.9% 55 4.4% 79 6.3% 99 7.8% 0 0.0% 56 4.4% 85 6.7% 222 17.6% 75 5.9% 88 7.0% 42 3.3%
West Goshen Twp. 12,575 7 0.1% 736 5.9% 1098 8.7% 377 3.0% 887 7.1% 440 3.5% 266 2.1% 1220 9.7% 2462 19.6% 3192 25.4% 977 7.8% 589 4.7% 324 2.6%
West Grove Boro. 1,536 125 8.1% 104 6.8% 147 9.6% 34 2.2% 152 9.9% 77 5.0% 5 0.3% 69 4.5% 251 16.3% 347 22.6% 99 6.4% 100 6.5% 26 1.7%
West Marlborough Twp. 511 42 8.2% 27 5.3% 30 5.9% 13 2.5% 47 9.2% 10 2.0% 3 0.6% 26 5.1% 85 16.6% 119 23.3% 46 9.0% 36 7.0% 27 5.3%
West Nantmeal Twp. 1,152 82 7.1% 67 5.8% 107 9.3% 47 4.1% 122 10.6% 16 1.4% 41 3.6% 70 6.1% 129 11.2% 232 20.1% 60 5.2% 139 12.1% 40 3.5%
West Nottingham Twp. 1,588 132 8.3% 106 6.7% 240 15.1% 86 5.4% 222 14.0% 71 4.5% 16 1.0% 75 4.7% 149 9.4% 235 14.8% 138 8.7% 69 4.3% 49 3.1%
West Pikeland Twp. 2,359 38 1.6% 98 4.2% 293 12.4% 100 4.2% 158 6.7% 31 1.3% 75 3.2% 216 9.2% 752 31.9% 383 16.2% 68 2.9% 88 3.7% 59 2.5%
West Sadsbury Twp. 1,346 25 1.9% 268 19.9% 241 17.9% 27 2.0% 139 10.3% 94 7.0% 11 0.8% 37 2.7% 75 5.6% 249 18.5% 51 3.8% 66 4.9% 63 4.7%
West Vincent Twp. 3,401 54 1.6% 129 3.8% 393 11.6% 143 4.2% 444 13.1% 75 2.2% 120 3.5% 419 12.3% 917 27.0% 479 14.1% 106 3.1% 81 2.4% 41 1.2%
West Whiteland Twp. 11,152 29 0.3% 513 4.6% 906 8.1% 273 2.4% 947 8.5% 376 3.4% 389 3.5% 1514 13.6% 2481 22.2% 2449 22.0% 436 3.9% 525 4.7% 314 2.8%
Westtown Twp. 5,734 14 0.2% 390 6.8% 475 8.3% 73 1.3% 625 10.9% 137 2.4% 98 1.7% 741 12.9% 965 16.8% 1482 25.8% 278 4.8% 334 5.8% 122 2.1%
Willistown Twp. 5,491 25 0.5% 364 6.6% 485 8.8% 181 3.3% 522 9.5% 138 2.5% 133 2.4% 773 14.1% 956 17.4% 1256 22.9% 389 7.1% 184 3.4% 85 1.5%
Atglen Boro. 634 12 1.9% 47 7.4% 87 13.7% 14 2.2% 66 10.4% 20 3.2% 10 1.6% 25 3.9% 82 12.9% 169 26.7% 25 3.9% 60 9.5% 17 2.7%
Avondale Boro. 619 204 33.0% 37 6.0% 35 5.7% 2 0.3% 54 8.7% 7 1.1% 6 1.0% 37 6.0% 61 9.9% 77 12.4% 76 12.3% 19 3.1% 4 0.6%
Birmingham Twp. 1,914 13 0.7% 74 3.9% 166 8.7% 102 5.3% 131 6.8% 64 3.3% 60 3.1% 299 15.6% 291 15.2% 426 22.3% 175 9.1% 53 2.8% 60 3.1%
Caln Twp. 7,856 32 0.4% 308 3.9% 910 11.6% 138 1.8% 1050 13.4% 338 4.3% 130 1.7% 740 9.4% 1338 17.0% 1628 20.7% 522 6.6% 670 8.5% 52 0.7%
Charlestown Twp. 3,010 0 0.0% 66 2.2% 499 16.6% 33 1.1% 174 5.8% 81 2.7% 187 6.2% 378 12.6% 619 20.6% 632 21.0% 245 8.1% 79 2.6% 17 0.6%
Coatesville City 6,165 102 1.7% 351 5.7% 550 8.9% 71 1.2% 829 13.4% 315 5.1% 49 0.8% 311 5.0% 712 11.5% 1577 25.6% 625 10.1% 487 7.9% 186 3.0%
Downingtown Boro. 4,936 0 0.0% 215 4.4% 818 16.6% 66 1.3% 450 9.1% 346 7.0% 94 1.9% 364 7.4% 401 8.1% 1176 23.8% 502 10.2% 216 4.4% 288 5.8%
East Bradford Twp. 5,696 19 0.3% 373 6.5% 482 8.5% 273 4.8% 579 10.2% 207 3.6% 90 1.6% 676 11.9% 779 13.7% 1300 22.8% 719 12.6% 106 1.9% 93 1.6%
East Brandywine Twp. 4,811 62 1.3% 284 5.9% 404 8.4% 153 3.2% 416 8.6% 153 3.2% 52 1.1% 646 13.4% 989 20.6% 1252 26.0% 97 2.0% 204 4.2% 99 2.1%
East Caln Twp. 3,066 0 0.0% 125 4.1% 498 16.2% 63 2.1% 309 10.1% 49 1.6% 149 4.9% 336 11.0% 722 23.5% 495 16.1% 152 5.0% 112 3.7% 56 1.8%
East Coventry Twp. 3,434 46 1.3% 239 7.0% 438 12.8% 89 2.6% 185 5.4% 121 3.5% 68 2.0% 359 10.5% 629 18.3% 762 22.2% 279 8.1% 155 4.5% 64 1.9%
East Fallowfield Twp. 4,226 69 1.6% 320 7.6% 325 7.7% 56 1.3% 639 15.1% 176 4.2% 60 1.4% 319 7.5% 645 15.3% 1191 28.2% 127 3.0% 67 1.6% 232 5.5%
East Goshen Twp. 9,468 23 0.2% 473 5.0% 718 7.6% 421 4.4% 1014 10.7% 209 2.2% 289 3.1% 1521 16.1% 1438 15.2% 2470 26.1% 487 5.1% 221 2.3% 184 1.9%
East Marlborough Twp. 3,664 116 3.2% 104 2.8% 408 11.1% 182 5.0% 329 9.0% 80 2.2% 66 1.8% 386 10.5% 681 18.6% 917 25.0% 257 7.0% 69 1.9% 69 1.9%
East Nantmeal Twp. 732 40 5.5% 64 8.7% 67 9.2% 19 2.6% 75 10.2% 20 2.7% 14 1.9% 71 9.7% 139 19.0% 142 19.4% 29 4.0% 24 3.3% 28 3.8%
East Nottingham Twp. 4,834 303 6.3% 468 9.7% 441 9.1% 81 1.7% 671 13.9% 253 5.2% 114 2.4% 408 8.4% 315 6.5% 1023 21.2% 187 3.9% 183 3.8% 387 8.0%
East Pikeland Twp. 4,864 64 1.3% 266 5.5% 637 13.1% 132 2.7% 491 10.1% 97 2.0% 107 2.2% 509 10.5% 1024 21.1% 980 20.1% 225 4.6% 112 2.3% 220 4.5%
East Vincent Twp. 3,662 38 1.0% 189 5.2% 618 16.9% 45 1.2% 341 9.3% 223 6.1% 104 2.8% 392 10.7% 379 10.3% 834 22.8% 289 7.9% 103 2.8% 107 2.9%
East Whiteland Twp. 7,728 132 1.7% 375 4.9% 758 9.8% 141 1.8% 645 8.3% 168 2.2% 146 1.9% 1021 13.2% 2169 28.1% 1137 14.7% 581 7.5% 322 4.2% 133 1.7%
Easttown Twp. 5,374 32 0.6% 208 3.9% 698 13.0% 174 3.2% 297 5.5% 53 1.0% 41 0.8% 979 18.2% 1063 19.8% 1298 24.2% 287 5.3% 224 4.2% 20 0.4%
Elk Twp. 924 49 5.3% 112 12.1% 75 8.1% 61 6.6% 74 8.0% 29 3.1% 9 1.0% 69 7.5% 87 9.4% 177 19.2% 87 9.4% 72 7.8% 23 2.5%
Elverson Boro. 542 6 1.1% 58 10.7% 51 9.4% 16 3.0% 53 9.8% 21 3.9% 15 2.8% 45 8.3% 56 10.3% 147 27.1% 18 3.3% 36 6.6% 20 3.7%
Franklin Twp. 2,363 59 2.5% 175 7.4% 353 14.9% 41 1.7% 260 11.0% 53 2.2% 89 3.8% 244 10.3% 311 13.2% 616 26.1% 87 3.7% 32 1.4% 43 1.8%
Highland Twp. 640 65 10.2% 45 7.0% 94 14.7% 42 6.6% 68 10.6% 12 1.9% 12 1.9% 26 4.1% 78 12.2% 129 20.2% 26 4.1% 37 5.8% 6 0.9%
Honey Brook Boro. 1,056 13 1.2% 99 9.4% 169 16.0% 24 2.3% 78 7.4% 53 5.0% 4 0.4% 103 9.8% 190 18.0% 223 21.1% 53 5.0% 28 2.7% 19 1.8%
Honey Brook Twp. 3,617 133 3.7% 503 13.9% 273 7.5% 231 6.4% 386 10.7% 133 3.7% 32 0.9% 199 5.5% 366 10.1% 893 24.7% 243 6.7% 180 5.0% 45 1.2%
Kennett Square Boro. 3,273 428 13.1% 149 4.6% 182 5.6% 51 1.6% 442 13.5% 99 3.0% 21 0.6% 155 4.7% 345 10.5% 736 22.5% 368 11.2% 180 5.5% 117 3.6%
Kennett Twp. 4,282 342 8.0% 217 5.1% 454 10.6% 218 5.1% 249 5.8% 212 5.0% 65 1.5% 702 16.4% 592 13.8% 672 15.7% 352 8.2% 124 2.9% 83 1.9%
London Britain Twp. 1,591 57 3.6% 62 3.9% 181 11.4% 18 1.1% 60 3.8% 79 5.0% 0 0.0% 236 14.8% 210 13.2% 491 30.9% 93 5.8% 71 4.5% 33 2.1%
London Grove Twp. 4,279 146 3.4% 165 3.9% 387 9.0% 119 2.8% 348 8.1% 161 3.8% 46 1.1% 723 16.9% 838 19.6% 832 19.4% 101 2.4% 211 4.9% 202 4.7%
Londonderry Twp. 1,224 24 2.0% 102 8.3% 97 7.9% 40 3.3% 87 7.1% 56 4.6% 5 0.4% 228 18.6% 180 14.7% 262 21.4% 87 7.1% 31 2.5% 25 2.0%
Lower Oxford Twp. 2,699 100 3.7% 224 8.3% 193 7.2% 66 2.4% 273 10.1% 159 5.9% 52 1.9% 42 1.6% 169 6.3% 649 24.0% 459 17.0% 174 6.4% 139 5.2%
Malvern Boro. 1,986 0 0.0% 58 2.9% 158 8.0% 23 1.2% 141 7.1% 65 3.3% 51 2.6% 420 21.1% 401 20.2% 389 19.6% 103 5.2% 137 6.9% 40 2.0%
Modena Boro. 290 10 3.4% 19 6.6% 16 5.5% 12 4.1% 38 13.1% 18 6.2% 0 0.0% 2 0.7% 34 11.7% 49 16.9% 45 15.5% 29 10.0% 18 6.2%
New Garden Twp. 6,243 655 10.5% 481 7.7% 656 10.5% 172 2.8% 633 10.1% 162 2.6% 94 1.5% 492 7.9% 861 13.8% 1348 21.6% 397 6.4% 229 3.7% 63 1.0%
New London Twp. 3,123 46 1.5% 210 6.7% 371 11.9% 61 2.0% 209 6.7% 241 7.7% 103 3.3% 225 7.2% 470 15.0% 758 24.3% 178 5.7% 178 5.7% 73 2.3%
Newlin Twp. 529 15 2.8% 27 5.1% 78 14.7% 20 3.8% 19 3.6% 4 0.8% 7 1.3% 67 12.7% 118 22.3% 129 24.4% 24 4.5% 13 2.5% 8 1.5%
North Coventry Twp. 4,657 7 0.2% 284 6.1% 769 16.5% 45 1.0% 506 10.9% 398 8.5% 86 1.8% 366 7.9% 403 8.7% 1039 22.3% 401 8.6% 236 5.1% 117 2.5%
Oxford Boro. 2,313 101 4.4% 165 7.1% 223 9.6% 26 1.1% 313 13.5% 104 4.5% 17 0.7% 156 6.7% 230 9.9% 623 26.9% 229 9.9% 106 4.6% 20 0.9%
Parkesburg Boro. 2,124 51 2.4% 276 13.0% 230 10.8% 40 1.9% 250 11.8% 126 5.9% 30 1.4% 29 1.4% 159 7.5% 677 31.9% 182 8.6% 47 2.2% 27 1.3%
Penn Twp. 2,383 120 5.0% 68 2.9% 174 7.3% 14 0.6% 162 6.8% 121 5.1% 12 0.5% 144 6.0% 552 23.2% 523 21.9% 219 9.2% 64 2.7% 210 8.8%
Pennsbury Twp. 1,420 51 3.6% 20 1.4% 156 11.0% 27 1.9% 49 3.5% 43 3.0% 7 0.5% 209 14.7% 312 22.0% 330 23.2% 57 4.0% 90 6.3% 69 4.9%
Phoenixville Boro. 11,715 70 0.6% 462 3.9% 1629 13.9% 678 5.8% 968 8.3% 593 5.1% 193 1.6% 1338 11.4% 1900 16.2% 2261 19.3% 778 6.6% 674 5.8% 171 1.5%
Pocopson Twp. 1,414 0 0.0% 58 4.1% 172 12.2% 74 5.2% 100 7.1% 20 1.4% 0 0.0% 197 13.9% 280 19.8% 255 18.0% 140 9.9% 68 4.8% 50 3.5%
Sadsbury Twp. 2,347 0 0.0% 165 7.0% 237 10.1% 80 3.4% 142 6.1% 75 3.2% 26 1.1% 198 8.4% 393 16.7% 661 28.2% 143 6.1% 158 6.7% 69 2.9%
Schuylkill Twp. 4,731 8 0.2% 237 5.0% 452 9.6% 153 3.2% 508 10.7% 167 3.5% 143 3.0% 694 14.7% 786 16.6% 989 20.9% 319 6.7% 246 5.2% 29 0.6%
South Coatesville Boro. 880 3 0.3% 36 4.1% 71 8.1% 2 0.2% 130 14.8% 103 11.7% 0 0.0% 38 4.3% 105 11.9% 271 30.8% 54 6.1% 35 4.0% 32 3.6%
South Coventry Twp. 1,523 5 0.3% 143 9.4% 124 8.1% 25 1.6% 148 9.7% 65 4.3% 13 0.9% 141 9.3% 380 25.0% 321 21.1% 49 3.2% 109 7.2% 0 0.0%