Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the local tourist destination of Shediac.

Fishing and tourism are important industries along the Northumberland Strait shore, and there is some mixed farming in the Petitcodiac River Valley and in the Tantramar Marsh region.

The city of Moncton accounts for half of the county's population and has developed as a major transportation, distribution, commercial and retail centre.

Due to sweeping social reforms of the Louis Robichaud premiership, the counties no longer serve their role as regional local government and administrative units.

[2] The dominant dialect of Acadian French spoken in Westmorland County is Chiac.