Table II. 2009 Businesses by Major Categories
Five City/Town Comparison
 
  Boston % Brookline % Cambridge % Newton % Chelsea %
Establmnts. by Major Category 39,691 % base 2,720 % base 6,838 % base 4,762 % base 1,219 % base
 
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing 150 0% 16 1% 44 1% 48 1% 3 0%
Mining 9 0% 0 0% 3 0% 0 0% 2 0%
Construction 1,051 3% 56 2% 139 2% 181 4% 52 4%
Manufacturing 748 2% 35 1% 173 3% 94 2% 40 3%
Transport & Communications 1,114 3% 44 2% 190 3% 114 2% 104 9%
Wholesale Trade 976 2% 30 1% 140 2% 158 3% 104 9%
Retail Trade 5,876 15% 401 15% 1,249 18% 759 16% 248 20%
Finance, Insur. & Real Estate 4,096 10% 262 10% 589 9% 484 10% 81 7%
Services 22,823 58% 1,741 64% 3,663 54% 2,659 56% 496 41%
Public Admin. 786 2% 49 2% 142 2% 79 2% 56 5%
Unclassified 2,062 5% 86 3% 506 7% 186 4% 33 3%
 
Top 5 Categories Services 58% Services 64% Services 54% Services 56% Services 41%
  Retail Trade 15% Retail Trade 15% Retail Trade 18% Retail Trade 16% Retail Trade 20%
  FIRE 10% FIRE 10% FIRE 9% FIRE 10% Trans. & Com. 9%
  Unclassified 5% Unclassified 3% Unclassified 7% Unclassified 4% Wholesale Trade 9%
  Trans. & Com. 3% Construction 2% Trans. & Com. 3% Construction 4% FIRE 7%
 
FIRE: Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   Data: AGS 2009 Courtesy: Tetrad Computer Applications

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