Most of Weweantic commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Weweantic; the top destination outside it is Wareham (14%, 2 miles). There are 201 jobs in Weweantic for 1,007 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Massachusetts as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Weweantic apart
Weweantic’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Weweantic is Boston, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (116) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Weweantic is a place people come home to
There are 201 jobs based in Weweantic, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Weweantic has about 650 people in it, 56% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Weweantic workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Weweantic 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 ↓
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.
Half of Weweantic commutes less than 20 miles
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 workday shuffle in and out of Weweantic
On a workday 1,004 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Weweantic on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer 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.
Getting to work from Weweantic takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weweantic workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 768 commuters (the 4% 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.
The towns that employ Weweantic’s residents
Where Weweantic clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Weweantic: what the 201 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weweantic, 2013 → 2023: 184 → 201. 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 Weweantic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Weweantic
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weweantic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weweantic | – | — | — | 22 min | $62,481 |
| Marion | under 2% | B | A− | 34 min | $143,092 |
| Wareham Center | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wareham Center: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weweantic’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 Weweantic: questions
What is the median household income in Weweantic?
$62,481 (±$39,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weweantic?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weweantic?
22 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weweantic work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wareham (14%, 2 mi), Boston (12%, 43 mi), Plymouth (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weweantic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weweantic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weweantic
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.