Almost 3,000 more people leave the city to go to work than come into Rahway, or both live and work in Rahway; that’s almost 24% more.
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Editor’s note: This is the 7th part in an ongoing series about the 94-page downtown strategic vision plan , drafted by Heyer, Gruel & Associates, that was unanimously adopted by the Planning Board during a special meeting on Feb. 8 and presented to City Council on Feb. 14. This post continues a look at existing conditions, specifically major employers.
“Even though more people leave the city than come to it, a considerable percentage of workers enter Rahway each day,” according to the strategic plan. The city sees 10,602 employees come into Rahway, and 963 employees both live and work in Rahway, for a total of 11,565 jobs while 14,312 people leave the city to find employment elsewhere, according to the most recent Census data for 2018.
“Given the number of employers that are located within the bounds of Rahway with more than 100 employees, it can be assumed that many of the individuals coming to Rahway to work are heading to one of those major employers.”
There are more than 500 employers in Rahway. The largest is Merck & Co., whose headquarters relocation is underway, followed by Robert Wood Johnson University (RWJU). Six other private sector entities employ more than 100 workers as do the city and Board of Education. The largest employers in Rahway are:
- Merck & Co.
- Robert Wood Johnson University
- Board of Education
- City of Rahway
- Wytech Industries
- Atlantic Engineering Labs
- API Foils
- Allstate Power VAC Inc.
- Alaris Health at Riverton
- A&M Industrial Supply Co.
The city has an annual average of 580 private establishments employing an average of 9,404 individuals, according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Based on the available data, the top represented industry in Rahway is health/social, followed by construction. By industry, the largest portion of the workforce within the city is as follows:
- 21.0%, educational services and health care and social assistance sector;
- 12.2%, professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services;
- 11.9%, manufacturing;
- 9.9%, transportation and warehousing, and utilities;
- 9.5%, retail trade;
- 8.6%, finance and insurance real estate and rental and leasing;
- 5.9%, public administration;
- 5.5%, arts, entertainment, and recreation and accommodation;
- 5.4%, construction;
- 3.4%, information;
- 3.3%, other services, except public administration;
- 3.2%, wholesale trade; and,
- 0.3%, agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining.
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