These Are The 10 Best Places Places In Delaware To Get A Job

If you’re starting to look for a job in Delaware, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Dover would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Delaware to find a job.

After analyzing all 53 plus places in Delaware, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the First State:

So listen up Dover as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In First State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Delaware. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 53 places in Delaware to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 53, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Delaware”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Millville

Population: 808 Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

2. Bridgeville

Population: 2,337Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

3. Bethel

Population: 206 Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

4. Ellendale

Population: 305 Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

5. Dagsboro

Population: 980 Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

6. Lewes

Population: 2,803Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

7. Selbyville

Population: 2,960Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

8. Delmar

Population: 1,588 Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

9. Milford

Population: 9,513Unemployment Rate: 5.80%
Recent Job Growth: 1.96%
Future Job Growth: 38.10%

10. Newark

Population: 31,655Unemployment Rate: 4.90%
Recent Job Growth: 1.29%
Future Job Growth: 37.70%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Delaware For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Millville	1	808	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Bridgeville	2	2,337	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Bethel	3	206	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Ellendale	4	305	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Dagsboro	5	980	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Lewes	6	2,803	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Selbyville	7	2,960	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Delmar	8	1,588	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Milford	9	9,513	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Newark	10	31,655	4.90%	1.29%	37.70%
Millsboro	11	3,855	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Odessa	12	363	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Frankford	13	885	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Greenville	14	2,505	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Greenwood	15	881	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Hockessin	16	13,287	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Georgetown	17	6,429	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Glasgow	18	14,780	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Laurel	19	3,761	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Middletown	20	18,495	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Seaford	21	7,018	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Townsend	22	1,871	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Milton	23	2,578	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Arden	24	559	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Blades	25	1,430	5.80%	1.96%	38.10%
Ardencroft	26	231	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Newport	27	1,076	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Edgemoor	28	5,889	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Bear	29	19,751	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Brookside	30	14,321	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Claymont	31	8,043	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Elsmere	32	6,131	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Bellefonte	33	1,360	5.60%	1.29%	37.00%
Leipsic	34	97	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Frederica	35	830	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Bowers	36	199	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Hartly	37	42	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Riverview	38	2,859	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Farmington	39	71	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Camden	40	3,418	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Woodside	41	162	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Viola	42	184	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Kenton	43	189	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Wilmington	44	71,119	7.70%	1.29%	34.90%
Cheswold	45	1,480	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Magnolia	46	154	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Harrington	47	3,582	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Wyoming	48	1,469	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Houston	49	465	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Clayton	50	2,884	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Smyrna	51	10,065	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Felton	52	1,420	6.10%	-0.51%	32.90%
Dover	53	36,259	7.40%	-0.51%	31.60%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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