Impact Essex County

Why is this important?

Those who are self-employed provide value to their community and are a vital part of a community's economic structure. High levels of self-employment may indicate a favorable economic environment for small business owners and entrepreneurs, as well as provide insight into the composition of a community's economic profile.

How is our county doing?

Essex County had just under $7,900 in self-employment revenue per resident in 2019, an increase of over $180 per resident from the previous year. Essex County's self-employment revenue is higher than the state and over $1,000 higher per resident than the nation. Essex County's level was up 6% since 2000, compared to a decrease of 2% in the state and a 11% increase in the nation.

How do we compare to similar counties?

Westchester, NY's revenue per resident was much higher than Essex County in 2019, at $12,500 per resident followed by Middlesex, MA at $8,400. Lake, IL was similar to Essex County, at $7,600 per resident. Middlesex experienced a decline from 2000 similar to the state, while Lake, IL had a 4% increase and Westchester, NY increased 6%.

Self-Employment Revenue

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Essex County, MA	$7,443	$7,371	$7,618	$7,851	$8,083	$8,076	$7,063	$6,943	$6,348	$6,945	$6,725	$6,762	$6,798	$6,657	$6,901	$7,075	$7,221	$7,471	$7,685	$7,872
Middlesex County, MA	$8,691	$8,373	$8,522	$8,743	$9,005	$8,978	$7,803	$7,618	$6,960	$7,573	$7,689	$7,581	$7,629	$7,589	$7,778	$7,998	$8,192	$8,263	$8,395	$8,367
Lake County, IL	$7,293	$7,734	$7,733	$8,423	$8,074	$8,081	$8,256	$8,446	$7,469	$6,884	$6,992	$6,924	$7,308	$7,002	$7,428	$7,451	$7,449	$7,418	$7,546	$7,619
Westchester County, NY	$11,863	$11,903	$12,047	$12,620	$12,774	$12,585	$12,461	$12,511	$11,182	$11,268	$11,304	$11,146	$11,304	$11,269	$11,744	$11,812	$11,974	$12,243	$12,300	$12,518
Massachusetts	$7,497	$7,307	$7,497	$7,681	$7,847	$7,882	$6,806	$6,596	$6,064	$6,574	$6,580	$6,594	$6,623	$6,621	$6,785	$6,978	$7,073	$7,177	$7,332	$7,327
United States	$6,108	$6,032	$6,188	$6,451	$6,638	$6,807	$6,645	$6,534	$6,056	$5,777	$5,809	$5,818	$5,922	$5,935	$6,171	$6,320	$6,308	$6,506	$6,661	$6,786

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars.

Total Self-Employment Revenue

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Essex County, MA	$3,430,451,876	$3,435,596,652	$3,575,965,032	$3,697,876,047	$3,815,907,412	$3,824,699,233	$3,362,388,235	$3,323,129,963	$3,053,126,092	$3,367,657,048	$3,292,932,430	$3,340,825,352	$3,368,158,965	$3,322,803,110	$3,468,345,263	$3,570,163,539	$3,648,845,596	$3,786,003,187	$3,893,232,887	$3,972,503,275
Middlesex County, MA	$8,552,109,033	$8,289,573,606	$8,425,461,953	$8,627,416,775	$8,872,196,136	$8,835,070,503	$7,716,571,025	$7,580,867,399	$6,992,967,442	$7,711,162,022	$7,896,689,815	$7,887,924,304	$8,009,414,522	$8,039,591,278	$8,303,462,767	$8,587,140,215	$8,835,474,478	$8,949,795,745	$9,083,959,359	$9,042,407,651
Lake County, IL	$3,075,577,164	$3,318,822,506	$3,368,512,569	$3,664,371,490	$3,570,248,506	$3,616,714,149	$3,735,834,895	$3,840,185,763	$3,413,596,751	$3,162,760,749	$3,230,110,873	$3,189,920,387	$3,364,272,521	$3,231,157,633	$3,420,688,350	$3,430,676,588	$3,419,703,112	$3,388,404,016	$3,418,122,737	$3,418,679,713
Westchester County, NY	$6,983,771,809	$7,052,750,855	$7,167,581,256	$7,516,111,371	$7,611,145,650	$7,495,586,570	$7,438,009,564	$7,497,777,616	$6,731,452,943	$6,842,671,703	$6,911,132,995	$6,870,077,725	$6,968,174,465	$6,980,214,744	$7,289,168,086	$7,331,445,546	$7,426,710,923	$7,576,946,668	$7,586,513,618	$7,696,919,718
Massachusetts	$31,173,775,122	$30,680,123,063	$31,698,880,949	$32,610,753,521	$33,389,359,477	$33,624,047,108	$29,197,537,666	$28,464,381,621	$26,323,647,545	$28,792,993,547	$29,063,298,323	$29,379,095,778	$29,620,788,006	$29,765,635,233	$30,664,937,635	$31,616,490,860	$32,110,913,125	$32,668,112,026	$33,351,863,226	$33,242,897,685
United States	$1,116,262,387,868	$1,116,809,607,064	$1,159,842,467,583	$1,222,044,109,843	$1,272,371,006,699	$1,319,756,120,318	$1,304,290,623,030	$1,296,147,234,164	$1,211,723,106,836	$1,165,813,813,132	$1,181,540,641,967	$1,192,143,816,309	$1,216,721,186,614	$1,223,690,581,824	$1,277,292,917,290	$1,313,270,567,701	$1,316,049,736,074	$1,361,254,241,968	$1,395,134,713,125	$1,421,704,735,858

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars.

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
Preterm Births	Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate	Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Maintaining
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Youth Arrests	Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Tourism Spending	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Charitable Contributions	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality	Increasing
Beach Contamination	Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Decreasing
Crimes Against People	Maintaining
Crimes Against Property	Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex	Not Applicable
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary	Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender	Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work	Not Applicable
Employer Size	Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue	Increasing
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Bullying	Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Renting	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence	Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults	Increasing
Cancer Incidence	Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Mortality Rate	Decreasing
People who Smoke	Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions	Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate	Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness	Maintaining
Suicide Rate	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY