Businesses in Dover, Massachusetts

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Dover, Massachusetts

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Corporate management	37	24 years
Health and medical	32	26 years
Lawyers legal	24	24 years
Construction of buildings	23	22 years
Real estate	16	29 years
Public parks	15	—
Dentists	13	—
Public administration	12	—
Education	10	—
Travel and transportation	9	41 years
Landscaping	9	27 years
Specialized design	7	—

Dover, Massachusetts Facts

Area	4.4 mi²
Population	1,951
Male Population	963 (49.3%)
Female Population	988 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+9.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-10.8%
Median Age	44.3 years (Male: 44, Female: 44.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$64,458 (2022)
Area Codes	508, 774, 781
Neighborhoods	Dover, Auburndale, Wellesley Square
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	42.24593, -71.28283

Map of Dover, Massachusetts

Interactive Map

Dover, Massachusetts Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,785	2,051	2,186	2,250	1,951	1,961	2,031
Population Density	404.2 / mi²	464.4 / mi²	495 / mi²	509.5 / mi²	441.8 / mi²	444.1 / mi²	459.9 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dover, Massachusetts Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 10.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Dover, Massachusetts	+9.3%	-4.9%	-10.8%
Massachusetts	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dover, Massachusetts Median Age

Median Age: 44.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Dover, Massachusetts	44.3 yrs	44.6 yrs	44 yrs
Massachusetts	39.2 yrs	40.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Dover, Massachusetts Population Density

Population Density: 442 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Dover, Massachusetts	1,951	4.416 sq mi	442 / mi²
Massachusetts	6.6 million	10,554.4 sq mi	624 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dover, Massachusetts Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Dover, Massachusetts

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Dover, Massachusetts

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Dover, Massachusetts Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$47,877	$47,195	$55,357	$59,435	$53,980	$64,758	$59,916	$64,458
Total GDP	$1.7B	$1.8B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.8B	$2.7B	$2.9B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Dover, Massachusetts CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Dover, Massachusetts	48,022 tn	24.61 tn	10,874.5 tons/mi²
Massachusetts	99,725,155 tn	15.14 tn	9,448.7 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Dover, Massachusetts CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	48,022 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	24.61 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	10,874.5 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Cyclone	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/12/15	11:36 AM	3.3	75.4 km	5,400 m	0km NE of Wauregan, Connecticut	usgs.gov
1/27/00	2:49 PM	3	84.2 km	1,400 m	New Hampshire	usgs.gov
1/10/99	3:20 PM	3	70.1 km	2,100 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
1/10/99	10:52 AM	3.1	70.5 km	2,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
3/22/96	8:22 PM	3.1	61.8 km	11,900 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/2/94	2:36 PM	3.3	78.1 km	10,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/2/94	11:27 AM	3.7	82.7 km	10,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
8/24/89	3:56 PM	3	77.1 km	5,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
10/15/85	8:00 PM	3	32.8 km	2,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov
1/27/82	6:50 PM	3	49.1 km	2,000 m	southern New England	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dover, Massachusetts

Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census. about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost al..

Dover, Massachusetts Wikipedia Page

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Pop. 105,16220.5 km

Newton, Massachusetts

Pop. 85,14611.8 km

Framingham, Massachusetts

Pop. 68,31811.6 km

About Our Data

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk.