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The most common industries in Lewes are: Health care (12.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (12.0% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (9.3% of civilian employees). 71.7% of workers work in Sussex County and 23.5% of all workers work at home. 45.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 49.3% less 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 Lewes, Delaware was 2,932 / 3,551
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lewes, Delaware was 2,932 / 3,551
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 12.5% (154) | 6.5% (43) | 19.6% (111) |
Educational services | 12.0% (148) | 8.6% (57) | 16.1% (91) |
Accommodation and food services | 9.3% (114) | 8.3% (55) | 10.4% (59) |
Construction | 7.5% (92) | 12.1% (80) | 2.1% (12) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.3% (90) | 9.4% (62) | 4.9% (28) |
Public administration | 6.1% (75) | 7.5% (50) | 4.4% (25) |
Finance and insurance | 4.6% (57) | 4.8% (32) | 4.4% (25) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 4.3% (53) | 7.4% (49) | 0.7% (4) |
Other direct selling establishments | 3.0% (37) | 2.9% (19) | 3.2% (18) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 3.0% (37) | 3.2% (21) | 2.8% (16) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.8% (35) | 2.6% (17) | 3.2% (18) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.4% (30) | 1.8% (12) | 3.2% (18) |
Social assistance | 2.4% (29) | 0.6% (4) | 4.4% (25) |
Water transportation | 2.1% (26) | 2.4% (16) | 1.8% (10) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.0% (24) | 2.4% (16) | 1.4% (8) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 1.5% (19) | 0.5% (3) | 2.8% (16) |
Food | 1.4% (17) | 1.7% (11) | 1.1% (6) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.2% (15) | 1.5% (10) | 0.9% (5) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.1% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (14) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.1% (13) | 1.1% (7) | 1.1% (6) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 1.0% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (12) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.9% (11) | 0.6% (4) | 1.2% (7) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (10) | 0.6% (4) | 1.1% (6) |
Truck transportation | 0.7% (9) | 1.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.7% (8) | 1.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.7% (8) | 1.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.6% (7) | 0.6% (4) | 0.5% (3) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (7) | 1.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 0.6% (7) | 1.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (5) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (4) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (4) | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (4) | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.3% (4) | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (4) | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (4) |
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Gasoline stations | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.2% (3) | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (3) |
Unemployment in Lewes
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 80.3%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.2%Males
- 4.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 8.2%Males
- 9.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Lewes: | 1.3% (11) |
Delaware: | 2.9% (12,265) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 11.6% (105) |
Delaware: | 5.5% (23,080) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Lewes: | 2.8% (26) |
Delaware: | 7.6% (31,782) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 5.5% (49) |
Delaware: | 11.7% (48,961) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Lewes: | 17.0% (154) |
Delaware: | 16.0% (67,035) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 17.7% (160) |
Delaware: | 12.0% (49,956) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Lewes: | 7.0% (63) |
Delaware: | 11.6% (48,568) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 7.7% (70) |
Delaware: | 4.8% (20,249) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 3.1% (28) |
Delaware: | 5.8% (24,361) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 9.6% (87) |
Delaware: | 2.6% (11,055) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Lewes: | 3.5% (32) |
Delaware: | 1.4% (5,871) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Lewes: | 10.0% (91) |
Delaware: | 6.2% (26,082) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Lewes: | 0.7% (6) |
Delaware: | 7.1% (29,682) |
<5am:
Lewes: | 2.8% (34) |
Delaware: | 2.8% (10,365) |
5:30am:
Lewes: | 1.7% (20) |
Delaware: | 2.2% (8,081) |
6am:
Lewes: | 2.0% (24) |
Delaware: | 3.5% (13,243) |
6:30am:
Lewes: | 3.7% (44) |
Delaware: | 7.7% (28,805) |
7am:
Lewes: | 6.8% (82) |
Delaware: | 11.4% (42,698) |
7:30am:
Lewes: | 16.5% (199) |
Delaware: | 16.6% (61,926) |
8am:
Lewes: | 13.5% (163) |
Delaware: | 16.2% (60,395) |
8:30am:
Lewes: | 14.6% (176) |
Delaware: | 10.6% (39,554) |
9am:
Lewes: | 7.6% (92) |
Delaware: | 5.0% (18,691) |
10am:
Lewes: | 9.6% (115) |
Delaware: | 4.7% (17,404) |
11am:
Lewes: | 2.2% (26) |
Delaware: | 2.0% (7,556) |
12pm:
Lewes: | 1.7% (21) |
Delaware: | 1.0% (3,667) |
4pm:
Lewes: | 6.8% (82) |
Delaware: | 6.9% (25,586) |
>4pm:
Lewes: | 4.3% (52) |
Delaware: | 6.4% (24,008) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 3.0% (15) |
Delaware: | 4.3% (9,377) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 19.9% (97) |
Delaware: | 7.0% (15,329) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 2.4% (12) |
Delaware: | 9.1% (19,990) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 3.8% (19) |
Delaware: | 11.8% (26,094) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 16.4% (80) |
Delaware: | 15.5% (34,275) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 13.7% (67) |
Delaware: | 10.2% (22,481) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 6.1% (29) |
Delaware: | 10.4% (23,027) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 12.4% (60) |
Delaware: | 4.4% (9,640) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 6.2% (30) |
Delaware: | 4.9% (10,697) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 3.2% (15) |
Delaware: | 2.4% (5,315) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 5.7% (28) |
Delaware: | 1.1% (2,526) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Lewes: | 7.1% (35) |
Delaware: | 5.4% (12,011) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 2.7% (11) |
Delaware: | 3.9% (7,751) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 3.4% (14) |
Delaware: | 6.0% (11,792) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 7.4% (31) |
Delaware: | 11.6% (22,867) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 17.7% (74) |
Delaware: | 16.6% (32,760) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 22.3% (94) |
Delaware: | 13.9% (27,475) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 8.0% (34) |
Delaware: | 13.0% (25,541) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 3.5% (15) |
Delaware: | 5.4% (10,609) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 0.3% (1) |
Delaware: | 6.9% (13,664) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 13.0% (55) |
Delaware: | 2.9% (5,740) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 13.3% (56) |
Delaware: | 7.1% (14,071) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Lewes: | 1.4% (6) |
Delaware: | 6.7% (13,252) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.7%
Number of people working at home: 291 (23.5% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,548 (+86.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 389 (32.3%)
Number of people working at home: 291 (23.5% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,548 (+86.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 389 (32.3%)
Less than 5 minutes:
Lewes: | 0.3% (22) |
Delaware: | 2.1% (8,409) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Lewes: | 6.3% (413) |
Delaware: | 7.7% (31,449) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Lewes: | 14.9% (969) |
Delaware: | 13.5% (55,392) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Lewes: | 11.7% (766) |
Delaware: | 17.0% (69,782) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Lewes: | 18.3% (1,191) |
Delaware: | 16.4% (67,241) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Lewes: | 3.5% (229) |
Delaware: | 8.6% (35,245) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Lewes: | 21.2% (1,383) |
Delaware: | 13.4% (55,018) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Lewes: | 5.4% (351) |
Delaware: | 3.2% (13,116) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Lewes: | 6.0% (391) |
Delaware: | 4.0% (16,358) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Lewes: | 8.7% (565) |
Delaware: | 7.3% (30,098) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Lewes: | 2.7% (179) |
Delaware: | 5.0% (20,366) |
90 or more minutes:
Lewes: | 3.2% (210) |
Delaware: | 1.8% (7,388) |
Less than 5 minutes:
Lewes: | 8.9% (107) |
Delaware: | 2.6% (9,817) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Lewes: | 21.8% (262) |
Delaware: | 9.9% (37,056) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Lewes: | 13.1% (158) |
Delaware: | 15.2% (56,533) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Lewes: | 9.8% (118) |
Delaware: | 17.5% (65,194) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Lewes: | 10.5% (127) |
Delaware: | 16.5% (61,600) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Lewes: | 4.2% (50) |
Delaware: | 6.7% (25,011) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Lewes: | 6.1% (73) |
Delaware: | 12.0% (44,932) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Lewes: | 0.6% (7) |
Delaware: | 2.3% (8,671) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Lewes: | 0.7% (8) |
Delaware: | 2.6% (9,805) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Lewes: | 8.5% (102) |
Delaware: | 5.6% (20,867) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Lewes: | 1.7% (20) |
Delaware: | 3.8% (14,200) |
90 or more minutes:
Lewes: | 8.1% (98) |
Delaware: | 2.2% (8,293) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 0.8% (20) |
Delaware: | 2.3% (4,903) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 7.7% (196) |
Delaware: | 8.6% (18,396) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 14.0% (358) |
Delaware: | 11.6% (24,818) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 15.1% (384) |
Delaware: | 17.4% (37,217) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 13.4% (343) |
Delaware: | 16.0% (34,220) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 2.3% (60) |
Delaware: | 7.8% (16,811) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 19.1% (486) |
Delaware: | 12.7% (27,253) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 1.6% (42) |
Delaware: | 3.0% (6,533) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 4.9% (124) |
Delaware: | 3.6% (7,706) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 8.3% (213) |
Delaware: | 8.4% (17,960) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 3.9% (98) |
Delaware: | 6.1% (13,080) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
Lewes: | 6.8% (173) |
Delaware: | 2.5% (5,310) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 0.1% (5) |
Delaware: | 1.8% (3,506) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 4.8% (194) |
Delaware: | 6.7% (13,053) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 15.5% (621) |
Delaware: | 15.6% (30,574) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 9.0% (359) |
Delaware: | 16.6% (32,565) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 21.3% (854) |
Delaware: | 16.9% (33,021) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 4.6% (184) |
Delaware: | 9.4% (18,434) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 23.3% (931) |
Delaware: | 14.2% (27,765) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 8.9% (354) |
Delaware: | 3.4% (6,583) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 6.4% (255) |
Delaware: | 4.4% (8,652) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 9.2% (368) |
Delaware: | 6.2% (12,138) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 3.1% (125) |
Delaware: | 3.7% (7,286) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
Lewes: | 0.7% (27) |
Delaware: | 1.1% (2,078) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Lewes: | 91.2% (6,263) |
Delaware: | 85.8% (169,034) |
Carpooled:
Lewes: | 3.7% (255) |
Delaware: | 8.4% (16,581) |
Bus:
Lewes: | 0.7% (48) |
Delaware: | 1.2% (2,524) |
Bicycle:
Lewes: | 0.1% (7) |
Delaware: | 0.5% (464) |
Walked:
Lewes: | 2.0% (139) |
Delaware: | 2.5% (4,711) |
Other means:
Lewes: | 2.2% (152) |
Delaware: | 1.3% (2,053) |
Drove car alone:
Lewes: | 76.2% (917) |
Delaware: | 79.2% (295,413) |
Carpooled:
Lewes: | 9.2% (111) |
Delaware: | 11.5% (42,990) |
Subway or elevated:
Lewes: | 0.6% (7) |
Delaware: | 0.0% (140) |
Bicycle:
Lewes: | 1.9% (23) |
Delaware: | 0.2% (851) |
Walked:
Lewes: | 5.3% (64) |
Delaware: | 2.6% (9,637) |
Other means:
Lewes: | 0.7% (8) |
Delaware: | 0.6% (2,375) |
Drove car alone - Males:
Lewes: | 90.4% (2,364) |
Delaware: | 85.3% (169,034) |
Carpooled - Males:
Lewes: | 2.8% (72) |
Delaware: | 8.4% (16,581) |
Bicycle - Males:
Lewes: | 0.3% (7) |
Delaware: | 0.7% (464) |
Walked - Males:
Lewes: | 2.1% (55) |
Delaware: | 2.5% (4,711) |
Other means - Males:
Lewes: | 4.4% (116) |
Delaware: | 1.6% (2,053) |
Drove car alone - Females:
Lewes: | 91.8% (3,969) |
Delaware: | 86.4% (169,034) |
Carpooled - Females:
Lewes: | 4.3% (188) |
Delaware: | 8.5% (16,581) |
Bus - Females:
Lewes: | 1.2% (50) |
Delaware: | 1.3% (2,524) |
Walked - Females:
Lewes: | 2.0% (85) |
Delaware: | 2.4% (4,711) |
Other means - Females:
Lewes: | 0.7% (32) |
Delaware: | 1.0% (2,053) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Lewes: | 96.8% (779) |
Delaware: | 91.1% (357,857) |
In 2 person carpool:
Lewes: | 3.2% (26) |
Delaware: | 6.2% (24,360) |
Drove alone:
Lewes: | 89.2% (917) |
Delaware: | 87.3% (295,413) |
In 2 person carpool:
Lewes: | 10.0% (103) |
Delaware: | 10.1% (34,179) |
In 3 person carpool:
Lewes: | 0.8% (8) |
Delaware: | 1.6% (5,574) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Lewes: | 45.0% (562) |
Delaware: | 67.1% (334,862) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lewes: | 14.9% (186) |
Delaware: | 4.4% (21,905) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lewes: | 9.0% (113) |
Delaware: | 9.8% (48,848) |
Local government workers:
Lewes: | 5.1% (63) |
Delaware: | 4.3% (21,448) |
State government workers:
Lewes: | 12.1% (152) |
Delaware: | 7.5% (37,360) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lewes: | 11.2% (140) |
Delaware: | 4.3% (21,479) |
Unpaid family workers:
Lewes: | 2.7% (34) |
Delaware: | 0.1% (520) |
Employee of private company:
Lewes: | 44.5% (547) |
Delaware: | 70.4% (265,154) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lewes: | 10.8% (133) |
Delaware: | 3.3% (12,474) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lewes: | 17.6% (216) |
Delaware: | 7.4% (27,793) |
Local government workers:
Lewes: | 3.7% (45) |
Delaware: | 2.8% (10,645) |
State government workers:
Lewes: | 10.8% (133) |
Delaware: | 8.8% (33,093) |
Federal government workers:
Lewes: | 1.7% (21) |
Delaware: | 2.2% (8,305) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lewes: | 10.3% (126) |
Delaware: | 5.0% (18,686) |
Unpaid family workers:
Lewes: | 0.7% (8) |
Delaware: | 0.2% (661) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Lewes: | 45.7% (321) |
Delaware: | 72.0% (184,648) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Lewes: | 19.6% (138) |
Delaware: | 5.7% (14,494) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Lewes: | 3.4% (24) |
Delaware: | 6.6% (16,969) |
Local government workers - Males:
Lewes: | 3.9% (27) |
Delaware: | 2.8% (7,098) |
State government workers - Males:
Lewes: | 11.5% (81) |
Delaware: | 5.4% (13,924) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Lewes: | 10.9% (77) |
Delaware: | 4.8% (12,219) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Lewes: | 4.8% (34) |
Delaware: | 0.1% (327) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Lewes: | 44.0% (241) |
Delaware: | 62.0% (150,214) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Lewes: | 8.8% (48) |
Delaware: | 3.1% (7,411) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Lewes: | 16.2% (88) |
Delaware: | 13.2% (31,879) |
Local government workers - Females:
Lewes: | 6.5% (36) |
Delaware: | 5.9% (14,350) |
State government workers - Females:
Lewes: | 12.9% (71) |
Delaware: | 9.7% (23,436) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Lewes: | 11.5% (63) |
Delaware: | 3.8% (9,260) |