Score
Software / Tech Jobs
Higher computer and mathematical occupation share scores higher using ACS 5-year place data.
Higher values rank better for this score.
How It's Calculated
The latest published score is normalized to a 0-100 scale. The method below explains what the score rewards, with technical source metadata available for audit.
How the ranking is built
Software / Tech Jobs rewards places with a higher share of employed residents in computer and mathematical occupations.
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The adjusted computer/math occupation share is converted to a population-weighted percentile-rank score.
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Higher adjusted shares score higher without forcing every score against the single strongest observed outlier.
Technical details
Read from the current master score table for this criterion.
The top 10 below ignore your blended relocation weights and sort only by Software / Tech Jobs.
What This Score Means
Software / Tech Jobs rewards places with a higher share of employed residents in computer and mathematical occupations.
Statistics Feeding This Score
- Computer and mathematical workersSource: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year
ACS count of employed residents in computer and mathematical occupations.
- Employed civilian populationSource: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year
ACS employed civilian population age 16 and over, used as the denominator.
- Adjusted occupation shareSource: Derived from ACS inputs
Computer/math worker share after small-denominator shrinkage.
Source Data
Known Limits
- These are ACS place-level proxies, not direct measures of job openings, company headquarters, venture capital, salaries by occupation, remote-work availability, or commute sheds.
- Occupation and education shares are shrunk toward all-place means when denominators are small.
- The score describes residents by place, not necessarily jobs located inside the municipality.
Top 10 Locations
Ranked by Software / Tech Jobs.