Best Small Places for Business and Careers 2019

Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City, NJ
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Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City, NJ
gross metro product
$6.2B
population
92.6K
median household income
$69,257
median home price
$307,000
cost of living
7% above nat'l avg
college attainment
33.5%
net migration
20 (year: 2018)
unemployment
7.1%
major industries
Tourism
job growth
1.1% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Known as a family-oriented seaside resort, Ocean City has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits since its founding in 1879. Ocean City has miles of guarded beaches and a popular downtown shopping and dining district. The Ocean City Boardwalk is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the resort. The city boasts it as one of the most well-known boardwalks in the world. The boardwalk is two and a half miles long and the site of two popular amusement parks.
On forbes lists
#167
In Cost of Doing Business
#86
In Job Growth
#36
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
1.1% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
2.3%
Unemployment
7.1%
Median Household Income
$69,257
Household Income Growth
3.5%
High-Tech Employment
0.6%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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