1. GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE
159,900 9.8% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
144,200 $31,200 $35K NJ
$27K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
HISTORY Company Industry 2011 Employment
1686: Founded, originating from Missa Bay, LLC Food Manufacturing/Prep. 950
action of its own freeholders & U.S. Food Service Food Wholesale Distributor 750
inhabitants; The only county to do so Godwin Pumps Industrial Machinery 640
in the State and only a few in the US Paulsboro Refining Group Petroleum Refining 540
1779: Glassboro established in by Delaware Valley Florist Floral & Gifts Retail 500
Drugstore.com Nondurable goods 450
Solomon Stanger; town known as
Heritage Dairy Stores Supermarkets 450
"Glass Works in the Woods“ Johnson Matthey Inc Secondary Metals Refinery 437
1923: Glassboro became home of the
NJ Normal School, later to become FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Glassboro State College and now the
Rank Industry % of new employment
renowned Rowan University
Today: County seat is Woodbury, 1 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities >20%
oldest town in the county 2 Ambulatory Health Care Services 19%
3 Nonstore Retailers 19%
4 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 8%
CURRENT POPULATION: 5 Administrative and Support Services 7%
290,278 LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
Rank Sector Gloucester NJ U.S.
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
1 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 27% 21% 19%
(2008-2018) 2 Education & Healthcare Services 12% 23% 14%
3 Professional & Business Services 10% 15% 13%
Gloucester 4.6% 4 Manufacturing 10% 7% 10%
5 Leisure & Hospitality 9% 9% 10%
NJ 2.8% LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank Occupation Gloucester NJ U.S.
1 Office & Admin Support 18% 17% 16%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2011 2 Sales & Related 13% 11% 11%
3 Trnsp & Material Moving 8% 7% 7%
Washington Twp (48,559)
4 Food Prep & Serving Related 8% 6% 8%
Monroe Twp (36,129)
5 Production 7% 5% 7%
Deptford Twp (30,561)
West Deptford Twp (21,677) ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
Glassboro Borough (18,579)
Woodbury* (10,174) 84% 38
33%
TAX INFORMATION 2011
10% 28%
5% 27%
Corporate Income Tax = 9%
12%
Personal Income = 8.97% (max) 3%
Sales Tax = 7% 1%
Under 25
Hispanic/
Other
Property Tax = $2,372 per capita
White
Latino
Black
45-64
25-44
Asian
Median Property Taxes Paid in
65+
county =$4,922
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2. GLOUCESTER COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
8% 11%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
28 30 NJ
25 US 7 Bus Routes
Some College CARPOOL
18%
36%
4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 8.9% 1 Commuter Rail Line
(Atlantic City line)
27% COUNTY: US: USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
2.6% 3
COLLEGE DEGREE COLLEGE DEGREE
Light Rail Lines
(statewide)
27% 28%
MILES OF INTERSTATES & KEY ROADS
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIGHWAYS NJ Turnpike, AC Expressway,
Interstate 295
Washington Township
Grade 12
Enrollment
689
Average Combined
SAT score (US :1509)
1513
38,000
Williamstown 450 1417
Clearview Regional 372 1498 MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORT ABOUT NEWARK INT’L AIRPORT
Kingsway Regional
West Deptford
351
264
1498
1470 86 To Newark
Int’l Airport
12th busiest in US (29th worldwide)
34 million passengers (2010)
860 million short tons of cargo
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Institute Type
ENROLLMENT
Under
graduate
Graduate 17 To Philadelphia
Int’l Airport
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA INT’L AIRPORT
30.8 Million passengers (2011)
Ranked 11th in world for Aircraft
Rowan University 4 Yr 9,665 1341 movements
Richard Stockton (Atlantic) 4 Yr 6,813 746
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT ABOUT PORT OF CAMDEN
Gloucester County CC 2 Yr 6,490 NA
4 Terminals
Rutgers Univ (Camden) 4 Yr 4,121 1660
7 To Camden
Port 35 Tenants
Specializes in handling break-
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS bulk and container cargo
ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS
Institute Enrollment Nation’s leader in handling
(MILLIONS)
import wood products
High School Vocational 1,078
Post Secondary Vocational 41
100 Within one day
drive
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
SPACE AVAILABILITY 2011 WAGES
Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs Occupation Gloucester NJ
Land 5,090 acres $0.96 / sf Construction $56,680 $56,400
Industrial 3,966,000 sq ft $4.21/ sf Food Prep & Serving Related $22,020 $23,650
Office 567,000 sq ft $14.84 / sf Healthcare Practitioners $78,730 $83,800
Install, Maint & Repair $47,700 $49,710
Management $120,790 $131,770
Office & Admin Support $34,920 $35,810
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS Personal Care & Service $26,410 $27,970
Production $35,540 $35,630
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Sales & Related $41,080 $43,760
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Trnsp & Moving Material $32,630 $33,100
EconDev@choosenj.com
609-297-2200 UTILITY COSTS
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Construction & Extraction
Type of Utility Cost/Available Providers 52850 53760
Rank
Gas $2.63 2nd lowest
SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Community Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest
Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime Report; NJ Monthly
Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010; Board of Public Utilities;
Telecom Varies by location NA
Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar; Hoovers; Institute for Energy Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA
Research; Data current as of May 2012
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