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West Wareham, Massachusetts.

A community in Plymouth County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Plymouth County’s.

Living in West Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

West Wareham, in Plymouth County, had 2,224 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Plymouth County was 4.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Plymouth County work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 2,224 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in West Wareham for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.5% Plymouth County, August 2026; 4.7% a year before
Homes Too few homes in West Wareham for the Census survey to measure.
  • 18%of adults have a degree

What people in Plymouth County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Building trades8%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Plymouth County had 197,448 jobs in 2025, 1.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 81° and 64° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 81° 64° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 81° and 64° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 81° 64° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 81° and lows near 64°. About 37 inches of snow and 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the East Wareham weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in West Wareham

  1. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters275
  2. Trinity SolarInstallation of photovoltaic panels241
  3. Master MillworkFinish carpentry214
  4. TargetDiscount department stores175
  5. Marzetti Manufacturing Company-Chatham VillageCroutons and bread crumbs made in commercial bakeries165
  6. Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter156
  7. JCPenneyRetail51
  8. WAREHAM Carrier ANNEXMail and parcel delivery37

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 12 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,426 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Coastal floodingRelatively high
  2. Inland floodingRelatively high
  3. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in West Wareham’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Plymouth County.