1. BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
244,200 8.8% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
222,700 $35,000 $35K NJ
$27K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
Company Industry 2011 Employment
HISTORY Lockheed Martin Aerospace/Defense 5,000
1677: City of Burlington founded PHH Mortgage Mortgage Broker 4,500
1678: Early settlers, Quakers formally Virtua Gen Med/Surgical Hospital 3,794
Viking Yacht Co. Corp. Boating 1,350
established their congregation
Burlington Coat Factory Retail & Apparel 1,103
1681: Burlington county established, Computer Sciences Corp Computer Software 700
named after English east-coast town OKI Data Americas Inc Computer Equipment 400
Bridlington (Burlington was a district) Ocean Spray Cranberries Food & Beverages 300
1960s and 1970s: Urban renewal & flood NFL Films Video Production 275
control projects resulted in places like
Burlington's Waterfront Park FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Today: Largest county (by area) in NJ Rank Industry % of new employment
1 Nonstore Retailers >20%
CURRENT POPULATION: 1 Administrative and Support Services >20%
3 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 15%
445,774 4
5
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Support Activities for Transportation
10%
5%
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
Rank Sector Burlington NJ U.S.
(2008-2018)
1 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 23% 21% 19%
2 Professional & Business Services 15% 15% 13%
Burlington 3.3%
3 Education & Healthcare Services 13% 23% 14%
4 Financial Activities 9% 7% 6%
5 Manufacturing 9% 7% 10%
NJ 2.8%
LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank Occupation Burlington NJ U.S.
1 Office & Admin Support 19% 17% 16%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2011 2 Sales & Related 12% 11% 11%
Evesham (45,538) 3 Transportation & Material Moving 8% 7% 7%
Mount Laurel*(41,864) 4 Food Prep & Serving Related 6% 6% 8%
Willingboro (31,629) 5 Management 6% 6% 6%
Pemberton Twp (27,912)
Medford Twp (23,033) ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
74%
39
TAX INFORMATION 2011 31%
Corporate Income Tax = 9% 17% 28%
Personal Income = 8.97% (max) 27%
6%
Sales Tax = 7% 4%
13%
Property Tax = $2,372 per capita 2%
Under 25
Hispanic/
Median Property Taxes Paid in
White
Latino
Black
Other
45-64
25-44
Asian
county = $5,145
65+
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2. BURLINGTON COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
11% 9%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
28 30 NJ
25 US 9 Bus Routes
Some College CARPOOL
22% 31% 4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 8.8% 11 Commuter Rail Lines
(statewide)
27% USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
COUNTY: US:
COLLEGE DEGREE
34%
COLLEGE DEGREE
28%
3.2% 1 Light Rail Line
(River Line)
MILES OF INTERSTATES & ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HIGHWAYS (MILLIONS)
Grade 12 Average Combined
Cherokee
Rancocas Valley Regional
Enrollment
634
507
SAT score (US :1509)
1563
1425
38,000 100 Within one
day drive
Lenape 468 1561
MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORT ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY
Shawnee 383 1616
Seneca 353
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
1535 36 To Atlantic City
Int’l Airport
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
5,300-acre site
1 million passengers annually
Joint civil-military public airport
ENROLLMENT
Institute
Burlington County CC
Type
2 Yr
Under
graduate
9,693
Graduate
NA
26 To Philadelphia
Int’l Airport
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA INT’L AIRPORT
30.8 Million passengers (2011)
Ranked 11th in world for Aircraft
Rutgers Univ (Camden ) 4 Yr 4,121 1,660 movements
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT ABOUT PORT OF CAMDEN
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Institute
High School Vocational
Enrollment
2,018
19 To Camden
Port
4 Terminals
35 Tenants
Specializes in handling break-
bulk and container cargo
Post Secondary Vocational 198
Nation’s leader in handling
import wood products
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
UTILITY COSTS 2011 WAGES
Type of Utility Cost/Available Providers Rank Occupation Burlington NJ
Gas $2.63 2nd lowest Bus. & Fin. Operations $66,400 $74,470
Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest Food Prep & Serving Related $22,020 $23,650
Telecom Varies by location NA Healthcare Practitioners $78,730 $83,800
Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA Instal, Maint, & Repair $49,710 $49,710
Management $120,790 $131,770
Office & Admin Support $34,920 $36,810
Personal Care & Service $26,410 $27,970
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS Production $35,630 $35,630
Sales & Related $41,080 $43,760
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trnsp & Material Moving $33,100 $33,100
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
EconDev@choosenj.com
SPACE AVAILABILITY
609-297-2200
www.ChooseNJ.com Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs
Land 2,923 acres $1.30 / sf
SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Community Industrial 7,355,000 sq ft $3.03 / sf
Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime Report; NJ Monthly
Office 2,526,000 sq ft $15.86 / sf
Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010; Board of Public Utilities;
Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar; Hoovers; Institute for Energy
Research; Data current as of May 2012
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