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.
A relatively large number of people in Westmoreland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
One downside of living in Westmoreland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.49 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Westmoreland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Westmoreland has a very low overall level of education: only 9.78% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
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.