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The most common industries in Blades are: Construction (13.5% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (10.8% of civilian employees), Health care (9.7% of civilian employees). 80.9% of workers work in Sussex County. 78.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 14.7% greater than the rate of 67.1% across the entire state of Delaware.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Blades, Delaware was 956 / 1,021
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Blades, Delaware was 956 / 1,021
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 13.5% (60) | 25.4% (54) | 2.6% (6) |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.8% (48) | 1.4% (3) | 19.6% (45) |
| Health care | 9.7% (43) | 1.4% (3) | 17.4% (40) |
| Educational services | 7.2% (32) | 5.6% (12) | 8.7% (20) |
| Food | 6.3% (28) | 8.5% (18) | 4.3% (10) |
| Food and beverage stores | 5.0% (22) | 1.4% (3) | 8.3% (19) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.6% (16) | 6.1% (13) | 1.3% (3) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.2% (14) | 1.4% (3) | 4.8% (11) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.9% (13) | 4.7% (10) | 1.3% (3) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.9% (13) | 3.3% (7) | 2.6% (6) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 2.9% (13) | 4.2% (9) | 1.7% (4) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.7% (12) | 4.7% (10) | 0.9% (2) |
| Chemicals | 2.3% (10) | 4.2% (9) | 0.4% (1) |
| Public administration | 1.8% (8) | 2.3% (5) | 1.3% (3) |
| Social assistance | 1.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (8) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.4% (6) | 1.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) |
| Truck transportation | 1.4% (6) | 2.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 1.1% (5) | 2.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 1.1% (5) | 2.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (5) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (5) | 0.9% (2) | 1.3% (3) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (5) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (4) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (4) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (4) | 1.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 0.9% (2) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.7% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (3) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (3) |
| Water transportation | 0.7% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (3) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (2) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (1) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (1) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (1) | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (1) |
Unemployment in Blades
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.8%Males
- 1.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 26.8%Males
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 38.5%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 27.9%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 11.6%Males
- 5.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 13.6%Males
- 2.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 37.5%Males
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 66.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 80.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 6.6% (30) |
| Delaware: | 4.5% (18,770) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Blades: | 2.5% (11) |
| Delaware: | 2.9% (12,265) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 4.6% (21) |
| Delaware: | 5.5% (23,080) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Blades: | 16.7% (77) |
| Delaware: | 7.6% (31,782) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 7.9% (37) |
| Delaware: | 11.7% (48,961) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Blades: | 13.2% (61) |
| Delaware: | 16.0% (67,035) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 6.9% (32) |
| Delaware: | 12.0% (49,956) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Blades: | 5.5% (25) |
| Delaware: | 11.6% (48,568) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 5.3% (24) |
| Delaware: | 4.8% (20,249) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 5.0% (23) |
| Delaware: | 5.8% (24,361) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Blades: | 3.9% (18) |
| Delaware: | 2.6% (11,055) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Blades: | 15.7% (72) |
| Delaware: | 6.2% (26,082) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Blades: | 4.4% (20) |
| Delaware: | 7.1% (29,682) |
<5am:
| Blades: | 3.5% (15) |
| Delaware: | 2.8% (10,365) |
5:30am:
| Blades: | 9.1% (39) |
| Delaware: | 2.2% (8,081) |
6am:
| Blades: | 5.1% (22) |
| Delaware: | 3.5% (13,243) |
6:30am:
| Blades: | 10.9% (47) |
| Delaware: | 7.7% (28,805) |
7am:
| Blades: | 8.1% (35) |
| Delaware: | 11.4% (42,698) |
7:30am:
| Blades: | 12.6% (54) |
| Delaware: | 16.6% (61,926) |
8am:
| Blades: | 12.6% (54) |
| Delaware: | 16.2% (60,395) |
8:30am:
| Blades: | 7.2% (31) |
| Delaware: | 10.6% (39,554) |
9am:
| Blades: | 4.9% (21) |
| Delaware: | 5.0% (18,691) |
10am:
| Blades: | 2.8% (12) |
| Delaware: | 4.7% (17,404) |
11am:
| Blades: | 2.3% (10) |
| Delaware: | 2.0% (7,556) |
12pm:
| Blades: | 0.5% (2) |
| Delaware: | 1.0% (3,667) |
4pm:
| Blades: | 11.2% (48) |
| Delaware: | 6.9% (25,586) |
>4pm:
| Blades: | 7.4% (32) |
| Delaware: | 6.4% (24,008) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 8.7% (20) |
| Delaware: | 6.1% (13,359) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 6.3% (15) |
| Delaware: | 4.3% (9,377) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 7.0% (16) |
| Delaware: | 7.0% (15,329) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 18.1% (42) |
| Delaware: | 9.1% (19,990) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 2.5% (6) |
| Delaware: | 11.8% (26,094) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 11.3% (26) |
| Delaware: | 15.5% (34,275) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 3.0% (7) |
| Delaware: | 10.2% (22,481) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 3.8% (9) |
| Delaware: | 10.4% (23,027) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 9.6% (22) |
| Delaware: | 4.4% (9,640) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 3.8% (9) |
| Delaware: | 4.9% (10,697) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 6.7% (15) |
| Delaware: | 2.4% (5,315) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 10.1% (23) |
| Delaware: | 5.4% (12,011) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Blades: | 7.1% (16) |
| Delaware: | 7.4% (16,430) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 4.4% (10) |
| Delaware: | 2.7% (5,411) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 2.2% (5) |
| Delaware: | 3.9% (7,751) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 15.4% (35) |
| Delaware: | 6.0% (11,792) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 13.7% (31) |
| Delaware: | 11.6% (22,867) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 15.2% (35) |
| Delaware: | 16.6% (32,760) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 10.9% (25) |
| Delaware: | 13.9% (27,475) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 7.4% (17) |
| Delaware: | 13.0% (25,541) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 2.0% (5) |
| Delaware: | 5.4% (10,609) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 6.1% (14) |
| Delaware: | 6.9% (13,664) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 2.3% (5) |
| Delaware: | 2.9% (5,740) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 22.3% (51) |
| Delaware: | 7.1% (14,071) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Blades: | 1.8% (4) |
| Delaware: | 6.7% (13,252) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Less than 5 minutes:
| Blades: | 4.7% (20) |
| Delaware: | 2.6% (9,817) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Blades: | 23.5% (101) |
| Delaware: | 9.9% (37,056) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Blades: | 19.1% (82) |
| Delaware: | 15.2% (56,533) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Blades: | 7.9% (34) |
| Delaware: | 17.5% (65,194) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Blades: | 6.0% (26) |
| Delaware: | 16.5% (61,600) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Blades: | 7.0% (30) |
| Delaware: | 6.7% (25,011) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Blades: | 13.3% (57) |
| Delaware: | 12.0% (44,932) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Blades: | 0.9% (4) |
| Delaware: | 2.3% (8,671) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Blades: | 4.4% (19) |
| Delaware: | 2.6% (9,805) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Blades: | 8.8% (38) |
| Delaware: | 5.6% (20,867) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Blades: | 2.1% (9) |
| Delaware: | 3.8% (14,200) |
90 or more minutes:
| Blades: | 0.5% (2) |
| Delaware: | 2.2% (8,293) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Blades: | 74.7% (321) |
| Delaware: | 79.2% (295,413) |
Carpooled:
| Blades: | 20.7% (89) |
| Delaware: | 11.5% (42,990) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Blades: | 0.2% (1) |
| Delaware: | 2.4% (8,770) |
Walked:
| Blades: | 1.9% (8) |
| Delaware: | 2.6% (9,637) |
Other means:
| Blades: | 0.7% (3) |
| Delaware: | 0.6% (2,375) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Blades: | 85.4% (392) |
| Delaware: | 91.1% (357,857) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Blades: | 9.5% (44) |
| Delaware: | 6.2% (24,360) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Blades: | 0.9% (4) |
| Delaware: | 1.7% (6,592) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Blades: | 4.1% (19) |
| Delaware: | 0.2% (960) |
Drove alone:
| Blades: | 78.3% (321) |
| Delaware: | 87.3% (295,413) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Blades: | 8.3% (34) |
| Delaware: | 10.1% (34,179) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Blades: | 9.0% (37) |
| Delaware: | 1.6% (5,574) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Blades: | 0.2% (1) |
| Delaware: | 0.5% (1,816) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Blades: | 1.5% (6) |
| Delaware: | 0.3% (852) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Blades: | 2.7% (11) |
| Delaware: | 0.2% (569) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Blades: | 78.7% (378) |
| Delaware: | 67.1% (334,862) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Blades: | 2.0% (9) |
| Delaware: | 4.4% (21,905) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Blades: | 2.6% (13) |
| Delaware: | 9.8% (48,848) |
Local government workers:
| Blades: | 2.0% (9) |
| Delaware: | 4.3% (21,448) |
State government workers:
| Blades: | 7.5% (36) |
| Delaware: | 7.5% (37,360) |
Federal government workers:
| Blades: | 2.4% (12) |
| Delaware: | 2.5% (12,299) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Blades: | 4.8% (23) |
| Delaware: | 4.3% (21,479) |
Employee of private company:
| Blades: | 76.1% (337) |
| Delaware: | 70.4% (265,154) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Blades: | 3.6% (16) |
| Delaware: | 7.4% (27,793) |
Local government workers:
| Blades: | 0.9% (4) |
| Delaware: | 2.8% (10,645) |
State government workers:
| Blades: | 10.4% (46) |
| Delaware: | 8.8% (33,093) |
Federal government workers:
| Blades: | 3.4% (15) |
| Delaware: | 2.2% (8,305) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Blades: | 5.6% (25) |
| Delaware: | 5.0% (18,686) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Blades: | 80.7% (194) |
| Delaware: | 72.0% (184,648) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Blades: | 1.3% (3) |
| Delaware: | 2.8% (7,098) |
State government workers - Males:
| Blades: | 5.3% (13) |
| Delaware: | 5.4% (13,924) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Blades: | 4.8% (12) |
| Delaware: | 2.6% (6,619) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Blades: | 7.9% (19) |
| Delaware: | 4.8% (12,219) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Blades: | 76.8% (184) |
| Delaware: | 62.0% (150,214) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Blades: | 3.9% (9) |
| Delaware: | 3.1% (7,411) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Blades: | 5.3% (13) |
| Delaware: | 13.2% (31,879) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Blades: | 2.6% (6) |
| Delaware: | 5.9% (14,350) |
State government workers - Females:
| Blades: | 9.6% (23) |
| Delaware: | 9.7% (23,436) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Blades: | 1.8% (4) |
| Delaware: | 3.8% (9,260) |