Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0West Wareham draws 3,032 commuters a day, with 3.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in West Wareham report 3,072 jobs, and 1,003 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in West Wareham; the top destination outside it is Wareham (13%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute from West Wareham lasts 22 minutes (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in West Wareham
West Wareham has far more jobs than workers
West Wareham has 3,072 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,300 people are in town, 92% more than the 2,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
West Wareham’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside West Wareham is Boston, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (110) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from West Wareham are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in West Wareham are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
West Wareham makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in West Wareham are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Wareham residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Wareham
On a workday 963 residents head out to work and 40 work right here.
About 4,300 people are in West Wareham on a workday afternoon, 92% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from West Wareham
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The trip to work from West Wareham: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Wareham workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
West Wareham works in goods: 38% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Wareham, 2013 → 2023: 2,513 → 3,072. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Wareham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into West Wareham
Where West Wareham clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Next door to West Wareham
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Wareham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wareham | – | — | — | 22 min | $58,560 |
| Rochester | under 3% | A− | C− | 37 min | $120,273 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Wareham’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in West Wareham: questions
What is the median household income in West Wareham?
$58,560 (±$14,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Wareham?
19.9%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Wareham?
22 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Wareham work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wareham (13%, 3 mi), Boston (11%, 40 mi), New Bedford (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Wareham without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Wareham, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Wareham
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.