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Scotch Plains ZIP Area Economy · 2023
Scotch Plains's ZIP area supports 208,505 jobs across 14,276 businesses, with workers earning an average of $72K per year. The economy is well-diversified (0.87 index), led by retail trade and healthcare. 86.4% of businesses have fewer than 20 employees, and each business employs an average of 14.6 people. Jobs grew 4% from the prior year while business count grew 0.1%.
Where Businesses Clusteri
Larger blocks have more businesses.
Business Size Distributioni
14,276 businesses by employee count. 86.4% are small businesses (under 20 employees).
Micro (<5)
Small (5-9)
Small (10-19)
Medium (20-49)
Medium (50-99)
Large (100-249)
Major (250-499)
Major (500-999)
Economic Densityi
14.6
employees per business
$1.1M
payroll per business
All Industries in ZIP Areai
| Sector | Scotch Plains ZIP |
|---|---|
| Retail Trade | 1,847 |
| Healthcare | 1,604 |
| Other Services | 1,578 |
| Construction | 1,519 |
| Professional Services | 1,401 |
| Food & Accommodation | 1,357 |
| Transportation | 877 |
| Admin Services | 863 |
| Wholesale Trade | 795 |
| Finance & Insurance | 624 |
| Real Estate | 588 |
| Manufacturing | 513 |
| Education | 229 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 204 |
| Information | 155 |
| Management | 68 |
| Utilities | 28 |
| Unclassified | 22 |
| Mining | 3 |