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The most common industries in West Warwick are: Health care (9.6% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.6% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.0% of civilian employees). 76.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.0% greater than the rate of 66.9% across the entire state of Rhode Island.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care9.6%
(1,433)		4.3%
(326)		15.2%
(1,107)
Accommodation and food services7.6%
(1,135)		8.1%
(620)		7.1%
(515)
Finance and insurance6.0%
(895)		3.9%
(300)		8.2%
(595)
Educational services5.9%
(877)		3.4%
(264)		8.4%
(613)
Construction5.5%
(828)		10.1%
(772)		0.8%
(56)
Miscellaneous manufacturing4.5%
(677)		4.8%
(365)		4.3%
(312)
Public administration4.2%
(622)		4.1%
(315)		4.2%
(307)
Food and beverage stores3.6%
(543)		3.4%
(264)		3.8%
(279)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.5%
(529)		3.6%
(274)		3.5%
(255)
Metal and metal products3.1%
(470)		4.3%
(329)		1.9%
(141)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.1%
(464)		3.6%
(274)		2.6%
(190)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.7%
(400)		1.1%
(88)		4.3%
(312)
Computer and electronic products2.4%
(357)		3.3%
(251)		1.5%
(106)
Repair and maintenance2.0%
(299)		3.2%
(246)		0.7%
(53)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.9%
(279)		1.6%
(120)		2.2%
(159)
Personal and laundry services1.8%
(265)		0.7%
(57)		2.9%
(208)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.6%
(243)		1.1%
(81)		2.2%
(162)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.6%
(241)		2.2%
(169)		1.0%
(72)
Textile mills and textile products1.5%
(221)		1.7%
(128)		1.3%
(93)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components1.4%
(212)		1.6%
(121)		1.3%
(91)
Transportation equipment1.4%
(208)		2.4%
(185)		0.3%
(23)
Machinery1.4%
(205)		1.8%
(140)		0.9%
(65)
Truck transportation1.4%
(202)		1.8%
(137)		0.9%
(65)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.3%
(199)		2.0%
(153)		0.6%
(46)
Social assistance1.2%
(182)		0.3%
(20)		2.2%
(162)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.1%
(168)		1.1%
(88)		1.1%
(80)
Utilities1.1%
(166)		1.6%
(119)		0.6%
(47)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.1%
(165)		1.6%
(123)		0.6%
(42)
U. S. Postal service1.0%
(156)		1.3%
(103)		0.7%
(53)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.0%
(155)		0.8%
(62)		1.3%
(93)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores1.0%
(152)		0.7%
(56)		1.3%
(96)
Printing and related support activities0.8%
(126)		1.1%
(83)		0.6%
(43)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8%
(122)		1.3%
(99)		0.3%
(23)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.8%
(121)		0.2%
(15)		1.5%
(106)
Chemicals0.7%
(107)		0.9%
(70)		0.5%
(37)
Other direct selling establishments0.7%
(105)		0.4%
(34)		1.0%
(71)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.5%
(82)		0.6%
(46)		0.5%
(36)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.5%
(78)		0.6%
(46)		0.4%
(32)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.5%
(77)		0.3%
(25)		0.7%
(52)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5%
(71)		0.5%
(37)		0.5%
(34)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(67)		0.3%
(23)		0.6%
(44)
Food0.4%
(67)		0.8%
(61)		0.1%
(6)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.4%
(59)		0.4%
(32)		0.4%
(27)
Private households0.3%
(51)		0.1%
(7)		0.6%
(44)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(46)		0.6%
(46)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.3%
(43)		0.4%
(32)		0.2%
(11)
Plastics and rubber products0.3%
(43)		0.4%
(34)		0.1%
(9)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(42)		0.4%
(33)		0.1%
(9)
Retail florists0.3%
(41)		0.4%
(32)		0.1%
(9)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.3%
(40)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(40)
Wood products0.3%
(39)		0.3%
(24)		0.2%
(15)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3%
(39)		0.2%
(13)		0.4%
(26)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3%
(38)		0.2%
(15)		0.3%
(23)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(36)		0.3%
(20)		0.2%
(16)
Rail transportation0.2%
(35)		0.5%
(35)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(34)		0.2%
(17)		0.2%
(17)
Paper0.2%
(33)		0.4%
(33)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel0.2%
(31)		0.2%
(14)		0.2%
(17)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(31)		0.3%
(21)		0.1%
(10)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(24)		0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(14)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.2%
(24)		0.1%
(11)		0.2%
(13)
Air transportation0.2%
(23)		0.2%
(16)		0.1%
(7)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(21)		0.2%
(14)		0.1%
(7)
Leather and allied products0.1%
(19)		0.1%
(10)		0.1%
(9)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(19)		0.1%
(10)		0.1%
(9)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1%
(18)		0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.1%
(16)		0.0%
(0)		0.2%
(16)
Petroleum and coal products0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(10)		0.1%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Warehousing and storage0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Book stores and news dealers0.1%
(8)		0.1%
(8)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in West Warwick

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 25.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 15.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 5.4%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
West Warwick:

3.2% (459)
Rhode Island:

2.4% (11,721)
5:30am:
West Warwick:

2.1% (311)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (9,427)
6am:
West Warwick:

3.6% (527)
Rhode Island:

3.4% (16,776)
6:30am:
West Warwick:

7.8% (1,132)
Rhode Island:

7.4% (36,550)
7am:
West Warwick:

11.7% (1,710)
Rhode Island:

11.2% (55,159)
7:30am:
West Warwick:

13.8% (2,005)
Rhode Island:

13.7% (67,410)
8am:
West Warwick:

14.7% (2,147)
Rhode Island:

15.2% (74,686)
8:30am:
West Warwick:

10.3% (1,498)
Rhode Island:

12.7% (62,164)
9am:
West Warwick:

5.7% (829)
Rhode Island:

6.3% (31,014)
10am:
West Warwick:

5.2% (759)
Rhode Island:

5.5% (26,918)
11am:
West Warwick:

2.6% (379)
Rhode Island:

2.3% (11,126)
12pm:
West Warwick:

1.3% (192)
Rhode Island:

1.1% (5,446)
4pm:
West Warwick:

8.7% (1,266)
Rhode Island:

7.6% (37,510)
>4pm:
West Warwick:

8.0% (1,169)
Rhode Island:

6.9% (34,003)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,195 (-17.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 2,515 (17.3%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
West Warwick:

2.9% (416)
Rhode Island:

3.4% (16,500)
5 to 9 minutes:
West Warwick:

11.1% (1,619)
Rhode Island:

12.0% (59,005)
10 to 14 minutes:
West Warwick:

18.7% (2,725)
Rhode Island:

17.3% (85,107)
15 to 19 minutes:
West Warwick:

19.6% (2,851)
Rhode Island:

17.1% (83,738)
20 to 24 minutes:
West Warwick:

16.0% (2,325)
Rhode Island:

15.5% (76,224)
25 to 29 minutes:
West Warwick:

7.3% (1,061)
Rhode Island:

6.2% (30,333)
30 to 34 minutes:
West Warwick:

10.1% (1,472)
Rhode Island:

10.7% (52,752)
35 to 39 minutes:
West Warwick:

2.6% (384)
Rhode Island:

2.3% (11,163)
40 to 44 minutes:
West Warwick:

1.8% (258)
Rhode Island:

2.7% (13,119)
45 to 59 minutes:
West Warwick:

4.6% (670)
Rhode Island:

5.2% (25,297)
60 to 89 minutes:
West Warwick:

2.8% (408)
Rhode Island:

3.5% (16,992)
90 or more minutes:
West Warwick:

1.3% (194)
Rhode Island:

2.0% (9,680)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - West Warwick
Means of transportation to work - Rhode Island
Drove car alone:
West Warwick:

84.2% (12,257)
Rhode Island:

80.1% (393,322)
Carpooled:
West Warwick:

11.5% (1,670)
Rhode Island:

10.4% (51,004)
Bus or trolley bus:
West Warwick:

0.8% (118)
Rhode Island:

1.9% (9,171)
Railroad:
West Warwick:

0.1% (15)
Rhode Island:

0.4% (2,015)
Taxicab:
West Warwick:

0.1% (12)
Rhode Island:

0.1% (381)
Motorcycle:
West Warwick:

0.0% (7)
Rhode Island:

0.0% (214)
Bicycle:
West Warwick:

0.3% (39)
Rhode Island:

0.3% (1,338)
Walked:
West Warwick:

1.5% (216)
Rhode Island:

3.8% (18,717)
Other means:
West Warwick:

0.3% (49)
Rhode Island:

0.6% (3,118)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
West Warwick:

88.0% (12,257)
Rhode Island:

88.5% (393,322)
In 2 person carpool:
West Warwick:

9.2% (1,285)
Rhode Island:

9.3% (41,362)
In 3 person carpool:
West Warwick:

1.2% (165)
Rhode Island:

1.3% (5,736)
In 4 person carpool:
West Warwick:

0.4% (54)
Rhode Island:

0.4% (1,768)
In 5-6 person carpool:
West Warwick:

0.7% (93)
Rhode Island:

0.3% (1,129)
In 7+ person carpool:
West Warwick:

0.5% (73)
Rhode Island:

0.2% (1,009)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
West Warwick:

76.0% (11,362)
Rhode Island:

66.9% (335,216)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
West Warwick:

2.7% (398)
Rhode Island:

3.3% (16,647)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
West Warwick:

6.9% (1,024)
Rhode Island:

10.3% (51,704)
Local government workers:
West Warwick:

4.6% (690)
Rhode Island:

6.7% (33,698)
State government workers:
West Warwick:

4.1% (611)
Rhode Island:

4.6% (23,172)
Federal government workers:
West Warwick:

2.2% (328)
Rhode Island:

2.4% (12,228)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
West Warwick:

3.5% (530)
Rhode Island:

5.4% (26,974)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
West Warwick:

78.3% (6,004)
Rhode Island:

69.2% (178,819)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
West Warwick:

3.5% (268)
Rhode Island:

4.8% (12,406)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
West Warwick:

3.9% (301)
Rhode Island:

6.5% (16,690)
Local government workers - Males:
West Warwick:

3.4% (259)
Rhode Island:

5.3% (13,791)
State government workers - Males:
West Warwick:

3.2% (244)
Rhode Island:

4.2% (10,825)
Federal government workers - Males:
West Warwick:

3.1% (237)
Rhode Island:

3.1% (8,047)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
West Warwick:

4.7% (357)
Rhode Island:

6.6% (17,109)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
West Warwick:

73.7% (5,358)
Rhode Island:

64.5% (156,397)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
West Warwick:

1.8% (130)
Rhode Island:

1.7% (4,241)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
West Warwick:

9.9% (723)
Rhode Island:

14.4% (35,014)
Local government workers - Females:
West Warwick:

5.9% (431)
Rhode Island:

8.2% (19,907)
State government workers - Females:
West Warwick:

5.0% (367)
Rhode Island:

5.1% (12,347)
Federal government workers - Females:
West Warwick:

1.3% (91)
Rhode Island:

1.7% (4,181)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
West Warwick:

2.4% (173)
Rhode Island:

4.1% (9,865)
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