1. CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE
59,600 11.9% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
52,500 $33,600 $35K NJ
$27K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
Company Industry 2011 Employment
HISTORY Cape Regional Med Ctr Gen Med/Surgical Hospital 1,200
Acme Markets Inc Grocery Supermarkets 540
1620: Named Cape Mey, after Dutch
S & T Amusement Co Amusement Parks 250
captain, Cornelius Jacobsen Mey Shop Rite Grocery/Supermarkets 200
1621: Spelling changed to Cape May Mm Cold Springs Fish & Supply Co Wholesale Trade Agents 175
1692: Cape May County founded Mariners Landing Inc Pier/Amusement 175
1878: Reconstructed with Victorian era Oceanfront Properties Motels 125
buildings after Cape May City nearly Lund’s Fisheries Inc Fresh/Frozen Seafood 100
burned to the ground
1976: Cape May City was declared a
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
National Historic Landmark City
Rank Industry % of new employment
1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities >20%
2 Social Assistance 16%
CURRENT POPULATION: 3 Food Services and Drinking Places 14%
95,948
4 Hospitals 11%
5 Religious, Grant-making, Civic, Professional and other 10%
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH Rank Sector Cape May NJ U.S.
(2008-2018) 1 Leisure & Hospitality 24% 9% 10%
2 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 19% 21% 19%
Cape May 2.0% 3 Education & Healthcare Services 11% 23% 14%
4 Professional & Business Services 6% 15% 13%
5 Construction 6% 4% 5%
NJ 2.8%
LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank Occupation Cape May NJ U.S.
1 Office & Admin Support 17% 17% 16%
2 Food Prep & Serving Related 14% 6% 8%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2011
3 Sales & Related 12% 11% 11%
 Lower Twp (22,866) 4 Personal Care & Service 7% 4% 3%
 Middle Twp (18,911) 5 Construction & Extraction 6% 4% 5%
- Cape May Court House*
 Upper Twp (12,373)
 Ocean City (11,701) ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
 Dennis Twp (6,467) 44
90%
TAX INFORMATION 2011
 Corporate Income Tax = 9% 28% 28%
6%
 Personal Income = 8.97%(max) 24%
 Sales Tax = 7% 5% 21%
 Property Tax = $2,372 per capita 1%
3%
Under 25
Hispanic/
 Median Property Taxes Paid in
Asian
White
Latino
Black
Other
45-64
25-44
county = $3,494
65+
*county seat
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2. CAPE MAY COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
9% 12%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
22 30 NJ
25 US 9 Bus Routes
Some College CARPOOL
18%
36%
4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 9.3% 11 Commuter Rail Lines
(statewide)
25% USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
COUNTY: US:
COLLEGE DEGREE
26%
COLLEGE DEGREE
28%
1.7% 3 Light Rail Lines
(statewide)
MILES OF INTERSTATES & KEY ROADS
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIGHWAYS (statewide) Garden State Parkway
Ocean City
Grade 12
Enrollment
376
Average Combined
SAT score (US :1509)
1511
38,000
Lower Cape May Regional 271 1443
MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORTS ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY INT’L AIRPORT
Middle Township 247 1450  Joint civil-military public airport
Wildwood 56
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
1314
28 To Atlantic City
Airport
 5,300-acre site
 1 million passengers annually
55
Institute Enrollment To Philadelphia ABOUT PHILADELPHIA INT’L AIRPORT
High School Vocational 641 Int’l Airport  30.8 Million passengers (2011)
Post Secondary Vocational 75  Ranked 11th in world for Aircraft
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT movements
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Institute Type
ENROLLMENT
Under
graduate
Graduate 62 To Camden Port ABOUT PORT OF CAMDEN
 4 Terminals
Richard Stockton 4 Yr 6,813 746  35 Tenants
ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS
(Atlantic County)  Specializes in handling break-
(MILLIONS)
Atlantic Cape 2 Yr 6,500 NA bulk and container cargo
 Nation’s leader in handling
Community College
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
100 Within one
day drive import wood products
2011 WAGES SPACE AVAILABILITY
Occupation Cape May NJ Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs
Bldg/Grounds Cleaning & Maint $25,70 $28,180 Land 573 acre $3.06 / sf
Construction and Extraction $45,600 $56,400 Industrial 91,000 $5.20 / sf
Food Prep & Serving Related $22,780 $23,650 Office 78,000 $15.47 / sf
Healthcare Practitioners $69,890 $83,800
Install, Maint & Repair $42,790 $49,710
Management $97,890 $131,770 UTILITY COSTS
Office & Admin Support $33,430 $36,810 Type of Utility Cost/Available Providers Rank
Personal Care & Service $27,580 $27,970 Gas $2.63 2nd lowest
Sales & Related $32,940 $43,760 Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest
Telecom Varies by location NA
Trnsp and Material Moving $32,010 $33,100
Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American
EconDev@choosenj.com Community Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime Report;
NJ Monthly Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010; Board of
609-297-2200 Public Utilities; Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar; Hoovers; Institute
www.ChooseNJ.com for Energy Research; Data current as of May 2012
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