These Are The 10 Hardest Working Places In Delaware

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America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. Itâs the one place in the world where if you bare down and keep your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself.

And while everyone in Delaware works hard, thereâs a certain part of the First State that takes the Puritan work ethic to the extreme â the hardest working places in Delaware .

Whoâs the leader of this work around the clock ethos? That would be North Star which takes top honors for the hardest working place in Delaware. People work so hard there they manage to make getting to work a job.

So what other places burn the midnight oil to bring home a large piece of bacon? Youâre going to have to get to the office early and stay late on Fridays to beat out these places in Delaware for a promotion:

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

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How We Determined The Hardest Working Places In The First State

Like all problems here at Zippia, we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi.

In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2009-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of its kind with the new data.

After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for each State:

Average hours worked
Average commute time
Workers per household (Employed labor force divided by the number households)
Labor force participation rate
Adults with a college degree

Our thinking went something along the lines of if you are spent the many years getting a degree, are actively seeking employment, work a ton of hours when employed, and spend forever getting to work, you get the Zippia hardworking stamp of approval.

After we got the data for all 37 places in Delaware, we ranked each place from 1 to 37 for each of the criteria with 1 being the âhardest workingâ.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a hardworking index.

Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest hard working index the âHardest Working Place In Delawareâ. And, at the end of the day, North Star had its hard work pay off.

Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.

1. North Star

Population: 7,655 College Graduates: 68.6%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.7
Workers Per Household: 1.5

2. Townsend

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 2,556College Graduates: 33.3%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.1
Workers Per Household: 1.8

3. Pike Creek

Population: 8,142 College Graduates: 59.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.4
Workers Per Household: 1.5

4. Middl

Population: 19,469College Graduates: 34.6%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.3
Workers Per Household: 1.6

5. Hockessin

Population: 13,620 College Graduates: 65.4%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.3
Workers Per Household: 1.5

6. Glasgow

Population: 14,962 College Graduates: 31.4%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.7
Workers Per Household: 1.7

7. Rising Sun-Lebanon

Population: 3,597 College Graduates: 36.3%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.5
Workers Per Household: 1.7

8. Greenville

Population: 2,286 College Graduates: 66.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.4
Workers Per Household: 0.9

9. Pike Creek Valley

Population: 10,509 College Graduates: 47.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.1
Workers Per Household: 1.4

10. Newark

Population: 32,278College Graduates: 53.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 31.6
Workers Per Household: 1.5

Detailed List Of Hardest Working Places In Delaware

City	Rank	Population	College Graduates	Average Hours Worked Per Week	Workers Per Household
North Star	1	7,655	68.6%	39.7	1.5
Townsend	2	2,556	33.3%	39.1	1.8
Pike Creek	3	8,142	59.5%	40.4	1.5
Middl	4	19,469	34.6%	39.3	1.6
Hockessin	5	13,620	65.4%	38.3	1.5
Glasgow	6	14,962	31.4%	39.7	1.7
Rising Sun-Lebanon	7	3,597	36.3%	39.5	1.7
Greenville	8	2,286	66.5%	41.4	0.9
Pike Creek Valley	9	10,509	47.1%	38.1	1.4
Newark	10	32,278	53.8%	31.6	1.5
Clayton	11	2,989	22.4%	38.9	1.7
Bear	12	19,732	24.5%	38.9	1.6
Riverview	13	2,761	27.5%	40.3	1.5
Lewes	14	2,840	49.2%	38.8	0.8
Highland Acres	15	3,962	38.1%	37.5	1.4
Georg	16	6,650	14.9%	38.3	2.0
Edgemoor	17	6,089	32.2%	38.8	1.3
Camden	18	3,504	28.2%	39.7	1.4
Milton	19	2,656	32.1%	37.6	1.1
New Castle	20	5,346	27.0%	38.3	1.2
Brookside	21	13,585	20.7%	38.8	1.5
Dover Base Housing	22	3,390	23.2%	44.5	1.5
Selbyville	23	2,535	12.2%	38.9	1.4
Smyrna	24	10,681	22.0%	38.9	1.3
Claymont	25	9,242	22.9%	39.6	1.4
Wilmington Manor	26	8,049	11.4%	38.3	1.4
Dover	27	36,826	28.4%	36.4	1.4
Harrington	28	3,643	16.2%	39.8	1.4
Woodside East	29	2,140	14.2%	35.7	1.6
Seaford	30	7,163	14.9%	37.1	1.1
Elsmere	31	6,149	13.2%	37.5	1.6
Millsboro	32	3,987	14.8%	36.6	1.2
Wilmington	33	71,263	25.6%	38.1	1.2
Milford	34	9,882	19.1%	37.4	1.2
Laurel	35	3,842	9.8%	37.3	1.3
Bridgeville	36	2,359	23.6%	35.3	1.0
Long Neck	37	2,119	14.6%	35.0	0.8

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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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