Westmoreland is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,757 people and two associated neighborhoods, Westmoreland is the 185th largest community in Tennessee.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Westmoreland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.49 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Westmoreland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Westmoreland have a very low rate of college education: just 9.78% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Westmoreland in 2022 was $26,295, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,180 for a family of four. However, Westmoreland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Westmoreland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westmoreland residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Westmoreland include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Westmoreland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.