Work and Jobs in Ballston, New York (NY) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Ballston are: Educational services (15.5% of civilian employees), Health care (10.4% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (7.8% of civilian employees). 59.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.8% less than the rate of 63.7% across the entire state of New York.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 15.5% (675) | 10.4% (245) | 21.6% (430) |
| Health care | 10.4% (453) | 4.7% (112) | 17.1% (341) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.8% (342) | 9.1% (215) | 6.4% (127) |
| Public administration | 6.1% (266) | 5.2% (123) | 7.2% (143) |
| Construction | 4.9% (215) | 7.4% (176) | 2.0% (39) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.6% (200) | 4.0% (94) | 5.3% (106) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.1% (179) | 3.2% (75) | 5.2% (104) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.8% (124) | 3.2% (75) | 2.5% (49) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.8% (122) | 2.9% (69) | 2.7% (53) |
| Machinery | 2.6% (114) | 4.0% (95) | 1.0% (19) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.0% (86) | 2.2% (53) | 1.7% (33) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.9% (82) | 3.3% (77) | 0.3% (5) |
| Chemicals | 1.7% (75) | 2.9% (69) | 0.3% (6) |
| Utilities | 1.7% (73) | 2.3% (54) | 1.0% (19) |
| Social assistance | 1.7% (72) | 0.3% (8) | 3.2% (64) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.5% (66) | 1.0% (24) | 2.1% (42) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.5% (64) | 2.4% (56) | 0.4% (8) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.4% (60) | 2.5% (60) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.4% (59) | 1.1% (27) | 1.6% (32) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.3% (58) | 1.5% (35) | 1.2% (23) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.3% (57) | 2.2% (51) | 0.3% (6) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (56) | 1.9% (44) | 0.6% (12) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.2% (54) | 0.5% (11) | 2.2% (43) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (53) | 0.8% (18) | 1.8% (35) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.2% (51) | 2.0% (47) | 0.2% (4) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.2% (51) | 1.4% (32) | 1.0% (19) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.1% (46) | 1.9% (46) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.0% (43) | 1.8% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.9% (40) | 0.7% (17) | 1.2% (23) |
| Truck transportation | 0.8% (35) | 1.5% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.8% (33) | 0.9% (22) | 0.6% (11) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (32) | 0.2% (5) | 1.4% (27) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.7% (31) | 1.0% (23) | 0.4% (8) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (31) | 0.5% (11) | 1.0% (20) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (25) | 0.5% (12) | 0.7% (13) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (24) | 0.8% (18) | 0.3% (6) |
| Wood products | 0.5% (22) | 0.9% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (20) | 0.5% (13) | 0.4% (7) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.4% (16) | 0.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.4% (16) | 0.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (16) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (15) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (15) | 0.3% (8) | 0.4% (7) |
| Air transportation | 0.3% (15) | 0.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (14) |
| Music stores | 0.3% (14) | 0.3% (7) | 0.4% (7) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (14) | 0.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.3% (13) | 0.2% (5) | 0.4% (8) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (13) | 0.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 0.3% (11) | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (9) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Private households | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Food | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (6) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (5) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Ballston
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.4%Males
- 2.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 22.7%Males
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 19.2%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 29.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Ballston: | 1.5% (64) |
| New York: | 2.4% (194,562) |
5:30am:
| Ballston: | 1.9% (81) |
| New York: | 2.1% (174,328) |
6am:
| Ballston: | 3.4% (145) |
| New York: | 3.1% (253,826) |
6:30am:
| Ballston: | 8.1% (344) |
| New York: | 7.0% (573,349) |
7am:
| Ballston: | 13.2% (564) |
| New York: | 8.6% (706,982) |
7:30am:
| Ballston: | 19.3% (823) |
| New York: | 14.0% (1,147,579) |
8am:
| Ballston: | 15.2% (648) |
| New York: | 14.8% (1,213,706) |
8:30am:
| Ballston: | 12.0% (513) |
| New York: | 13.9% (1,144,298) |
9am:
| Ballston: | 5.1% (216) |
| New York: | 7.5% (614,475) |
10am:
| Ballston: | 4.0% (171) |
| New York: | 7.2% (593,377) |
11am:
| Ballston: | 0.9% (39) |
| New York: | 2.7% (224,011) |
12pm:
| Ballston: | 0.6% (26) |
| New York: | 1.3% (105,049) |
4pm:
| Ballston: | 6.0% (257) |
| New York: | 6.3% (517,309) |
>4pm:
| Ballston: | 4.8% (203) |
| New York: | 6.1% (501,196) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ballston: | 4.9% (210) |
| New York: | 2.7% (219,036) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ballston: | 9.3% (396) |
| New York: | 8.3% (680,270) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ballston: | 13.5% (576) |
| New York: | 11.6% (956,590) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ballston: | 13.5% (576) |
| New York: | 12.4% (1,020,084) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ballston: | 17.1% (730) |
| New York: | 12.3% (1,013,757) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ballston: | 6.8% (291) |
| New York: | 4.9% (399,384) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ballston: | 11.5% (492) |
| New York: | 12.9% (1,058,688) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ballston: | 3.8% (161) |
| New York: | 2.5% (203,722) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ballston: | 4.6% (197) |
| New York: | 4.1% (340,311) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ballston: | 7.7% (329) |
| New York: | 9.8% (806,556) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ballston: | 2.4% (102) |
| New York: | 10.3% (848,185) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ballston: | 0.8% (34) |
| New York: | 5.1% (417,464) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Ballston: | 87.1% (3,711) |
| New York: | 56.3% (4,620,178) |
Carpooled:
| Ballston: | 5.2% (222) |
| New York: | 9.2% (756,918) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Ballston: | 1.0% (41) |
| New York: | 5.8% (475,389) |
Ferryboat:
| Ballston: | 0.1% (4) |
| New York: | 0.1% (11,626) |
Walked:
| Ballston: | 2.4% (102) |
| New York: | 6.2% (511,721) |
Other means:
| Ballston: | 0.3% (14) |
| New York: | 0.5% (40,375) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Ballston: | 94.4% (3,711) |
| New York: | 85.9% (4,620,178) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ballston: | 4.0% (158) |
| New York: | 11.0% (590,255) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Ballston: | 0.9% (37) |
| New York: | 1.8% (96,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Ballston: | 0.7% (27) |
| New York: | 0.7% (36,112) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Ballston: | 59.6% (2,599) |
| New York: | 63.7% (5,340,134) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ballston: | 2.4% (105) |
| New York: | 3.4% (283,619) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ballston: | 10.8% (471) |
| New York: | 9.7% (810,356) |
Local government workers:
| Ballston: | 10.7% (466) |
| New York: | 10.2% (858,120) |
State government workers:
| Ballston: | 7.1% (310) |
| New York: | 4.6% (383,673) |
Federal government workers:
| Ballston: | 2.2% (98) |
| New York: | 2.2% (185,100) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ballston: | 6.8% (298) |
| New York: | 6.0% (501,068) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Ballston: | 0.3% (12) |
| New York: | 0.2% (20,918) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Ballston: | 66.1% (1,564) |
| New York: | 66.2% (2,902,064) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Ballston: | 3.2% (76) |
| New York: | 4.9% (215,651) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Ballston: | 6.1% (144) |
| New York: | 6.3% (277,787) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Ballston: | 7.4% (176) |
| New York: | 8.7% (380,426) |
State government workers - Males:
| Ballston: | 6.5% (153) |
| New York: | 4.1% (181,784) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Ballston: | 2.7% (65) |
| New York: | 2.3% (102,647) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Ballston: | 7.5% (177) |
| New York: | 7.1% (312,497) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Ballston: | 0.5% (12) |
| New York: | 0.2% (9,470) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Ballston: | 52.0% (1,035) |
| New York: | 60.9% (2,438,070) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Ballston: | 1.5% (29) |
| New York: | 1.7% (67,968) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Ballston: | 16.4% (327) |
| New York: | 13.3% (532,569) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Ballston: | 14.6% (290) |
| New York: | 11.9% (477,694) |
State government workers - Females:
| Ballston: | 7.9% (157) |
| New York: | 5.0% (201,889) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Ballston: | 1.7% (33) |
| New York: | 2.1% (82,453) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Ballston: | 6.1% (121) |
| New York: | 4.7% (188,571) |