Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

Township of West Orange October 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- type of economic activity. The NJDLWD specifies that establishments differ from firms or companies in the sense that the latter can have multiple establishments. In 2023, the Township had an annual average of 1,336 establishments employing an average of 13,469 people in the private sector. The local government sector had an annual average of 4 establishments employing an average of 1,609 people. The Health/Social sector was West Orange’s predominant private sector in establishments and employment, with 399 establishments and 5,905 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation/Food sectors also employed a substantial number of people, at 1,228 and 1,313 people, respectively. 22 23 31 42 44 48 51 52 53 54 55 56 61 62 71 72 81 99 Table 31: Average Number of Establishments and Employees by Industry, 2023 West Orange 2023 Average Industry ID and Description Units Employment Utilities . . 87 478 Construction 16 74 Manufacturing 38 147 Wholesale Trade 86 1,228 Retail Trade 35 213 Transp/Warehousing 32 193 Information 47 290 Finance/Insurance 52 205 Real Estate 151 612 Professional/Technical Management . . 77 932 Admin/Waste Remediation 19 418 Education 399 5,905 Health/Social 30 586 Arts/Entertainment 81 1,313 Accommodations/Food 120 594 Other Services 60 58 Unclassified 1,336 13,469 Private Sector Totals 4 1,609 Local Government Totals Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Municipal Report by Sector (NAICS Based), 2022 Data have been suppressed (-) for industries with few units or where one employer is a significant percentage of employment or wages of the industry. 36