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Worcester, MA
Full City Profile · Massachusetts · Worcester County County
3.0
/5.0
B
Good
205,501
Population
5,501/sq mi density
$67,544
Median Income
$35,825 per capita
$339,500
Home Value
$423,326 Zillow
$1,415
Median Rent
32.0% income on rent
51°F
Avg Temperature
269 sunny days/yr
630
Violent Crime/100K
2,050 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.6 / 5.0
$67,544 median income, 4.1% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.8 / 5.0
$339,500 home value, $1,415/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
630 violent crimes/100K (66% above avg)
B+
Education
3.7 / 5.0
34.1% bachelor's degree or higher
DOL Wage Violations in Worcester (50)
79
Violations
$1,771,879
Back Wages Owed
2,661
Employees Owed
Data from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) enforcement actions since 2005. Shows employers with back wage violations.
| Employer | Severity | Parent Company | ZIP | Industry | Cases | Back Wages | Per Employee | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLAR CORP. [OSHA] | SIGNIFICANT | Polar Corporation | 01603 | Soft Drink Manufacturing | 1 | $156,528 | $905 | 173 |
| Avco Consulting, Inc. | SIGNIFICANT | — | 01608 | — | 2 | $134,816 | $13,482 | 10 |
| The Sole Proprietor | SIGNIFICANT | — | 01609 | — | 1 | $112,743 | $1,445 | 78 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | SIGNIFICANT | — | 01655 | — | 1 | $111,674 | $231 | 483 |
| One Eleven Chop House | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $76,006 | $1,288 | 59 |
| VIA ITALIAN TABLE, INC. [OSHA] | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $72,539 | $678 | 107 |
| Golden Pizza Chandler St. | — | — | 01605 | — | 1 | $70,858 | $4,724 | 15 |
| Polar HVAC | — | — | 01601 | — | 1 | $68,416 | $3,421 | 20 |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation & SCC | — | — | 01609 | — | 1 | $67,446 | $1,183 | 57 |
| U Mass Medical Center | — | — | 01655 | — | 2 | $62,902 | $1,498 | 42 |
| Golden Pizza Grafton | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $61,804 | $4,415 | 14 |
| PSB Solutions | — | — | 1608 | — | 1 | $60,790 | $201 | 302 |
| Golden Pizza Lincoln St | — | — | 01605 | — | 1 | $59,928 | $3,525 | 17 |
| StratComm, Inc. - Worcester | — | — | 1608 | — | 1 | $59,847 | $144 | 415 |
| Instant Transportation | — | — | 01602 | — | 1 | $55,133 | $580 | 95 |
| Century Homecare | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $52,195 | $13,049 | 4 |
| BMC Brickwork - Cutter Enterprises | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $47,291 | $3,941 | 12 |
| Golden Pizza Main St. | — | — | 01603 | — | 1 | $33,135 | $3,682 | 9 |
| Saint-Gobain Shared Services Corpoation | — | — | 01602 | — | 1 | $31,303 | $2,609 | 12 |
| Calise and Sons Bakery, Inc- Worcester Depot | — | — | 01610 | — | 1 | $27,977 | $3,997 | 7 |
| BMC Brickwork - GC Four Tribes | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $26,702 | $2,967 | 9 |
| AGF Marble & Granite, Inc. | — | — | 01603 | — | 1 | $22,046 | $1,102 | 20 |
| TriWire Engineering Solutions, Inc. | — | — | 01605 | — | 1 | $21,060 | $267 | 79 |
| BMC Blockwork-USMMA | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $20,698 | $1,478 | 14 |
| Franchi Brothers Auto Body | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $14,594 | $1,327 | 11 |
| Eugene J. Mariani, DDS | — | — | 01609 | — | 1 | $14,410 | $1,029 | 14 |
| Nouria Energy Corporation - Main Office | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $14,199 | $284 | 50 |
| WIREFAB, INC. [OSHA] | — | — | 01607 | Steel Wire Drawing | 1 | $13,776 | $3,444 | 4 |
| BMC Brickwork - Methuen Construction | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $12,796 | $2,133 | 6 |
| Jiffy Lube | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $12,001 | $82 | 146 |
| Harr Motors | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $11,156 | $413 | 27 |
| QV Personnel, LLC | — | — | 01610 | — | 1 | $11,078 | $443 | 25 |
| Blooming Staffing Agency, Inc. | — | — | 01603 | — | 1 | $10,727 | $536 | 20 |
| Christopher K. Gaturu | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $10,000 | $5,000 | 2 |
| Family Health Center | — | — | 01610 | — | 1 | $9,350 | $3,117 | 3 |
| Compare Quality Pharmacy | — | — | 01610 | — | 1 | $9,300 | $1,550 | 6 |
| Ostrow Electric Company | — | — | 01609 | — | 1 | $8,102 | $8,102 | 1 |
| Texas Roadhouse Worcester | — | — | 01605 | — | 1 | $7,861 | $281 | 28 |
| Energy Insulation Conservation, Inc. | — | — | 01603 | — | 1 | $7,857 | $7,857 | 1 |
| Mercy Centre | — | — | 1605 | — | 1 | $7,127 | $1,425 | 5 |
| U Mass Medical Center | — | — | 01605 | — | 2 | $6,855 | $527 | 13 |
| GKN North America Services Inc | — | — | 01601 | — | 1 | $5,770 | $5,770 | 1 |
| Spectrum Health Systems | — | — | 01608 | — | 2 | $5,720 | $2,860 | 2 |
| City Sporting Goods | — | — | 01604 | — | 1 | $5,547 | $427 | 13 |
| Armsby Abbey | — | — | 1608 | — | 1 | $5,413 | $1,353 | 4 |
| Moe's Southwest Grill | — | — | 01603 | — | 1 | $4,697 | $671 | 7 |
| Best Western of Worcester MA | — | — | 01606 | — | 1 | $4,650 | $930 | 5 |
| El Patron Mexican Restaurant | — | — | 1604 | — | 1 | $4,393 | $628 | 7 |
| T & T ENTERPRISES OF OHIO, INC. [OSHA] | — | — | 01604 | General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | 1 | $4,202 | $300 | 14 |
| Pho Dakao | — | — | 01603 | — | 2 | $4,126 | $217 | 19 |