Weymouth is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 57,410 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Weymouth is the 23rd largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Weymouth are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Weymouth is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Weymouth is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weymouth who work in management occupations (13.55%), office and administrative support (10.82%), and sales jobs (9.48%). Also of interest is that Weymouth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Weymouth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.62% 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. Weymouth is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In Weymouth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Weymouth is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Weymouth area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Weymouth are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.95% of adults in Weymouth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Weymouth in 2022 was $51,316, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,264 for a family of four. However, Weymouth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Weymouth is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Weymouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weymouth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Weymouth include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French. The most common language spoken in Weymouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
