May 20, 2026

Where to find summer jobs

WalletHub - WalletHub compared more than 180 markets in the U.S. across 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from the median income of part-time workers to the availability of summer jobs to the commuter-friendliness of jobs.
 
Top 20 Cities for Summer Jobs  
1. South Burlington, VT 11. Peoria, AZ
2. Scottsdale, AZ 12. Huntington Beach, CA
3. Rapid City, SD 13. St. Louis, MO
4. Columbia, MD 14. Warwick, RI
5. Pearl City, HI 15. Las Vegas, NV
6. Juneau, AK 16. Plano, TX
7. Portland, ME 17. Chandler, AZ
8. Fort Lauderdale, FL 18. Nashua, NH
9. Bismarck, ND 19. Wilmington, DE
10. Orlando, FL 20. Rancho Cucamonga, CA
 
Best vs. Worst
  • Orlando, Florida has the most part-time job openings per 1,000 people aged 16 to 24 in the labor force, which is 16 times higher than in North Las Vegas, the city with the fewest. 
     
  • Scottsdale, Arizona, has the highest median income for part-time workers (adjusted for cost of living), which is than 3.3 times higher than in Garden Grove, California, the city with the lowest.
     
  • South Burlington, Vermont, has the highest labor-force participation rate of people aged 16 to 24, which is 1.8 times higher than in Fremont, California, the city with the lowest.
     
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has the lowest unemployment rate for people aged 16 to 24, which is 5.4 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest.
     
  • Pearl, Hawaii, has the lowest share of people aged 16 to 24 living in poverty, which is 10.1 times lower than in Burlington, Vermont, the city with the highest.
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