Core Web Vitals in the public sector: 266 domains measured
By Christian Schreiber · Updated
For public services, speed is part of accessibility. People looking for a form or a responsible office rarely have a current device and a fast connection.
For Core Web Vitals, public sector and non-profit ranks first of 18 industries, ahead of professional services. All medians stay within Google's thresholds, closest to the limit is LCP at 1580 ms against 2500 ms.
Core Web Vitals in public sector and non-profit
69 percent of the 266 domains measured in this industry pass all three Core Web Vitals with real user data.
| Metric | Industry median | Middle half of the industry | Google threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCP | 1580 ms | 1208 ms – 2071 ms | 2500 ms |
| INP | 98 ms | 80 ms – 136 ms | 200 ms |
| CLS | 0.02 | 0.00 – 0.08 | 0.10 |
Thresholds, sample sizes and anonymisation are explained under Core Web Vitals by industry.
Public sector and non-profit against every measured domain
| Group | LCP | INP | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public sector and non-profit | 1858 ms | 116 ms | 0.06 |
| PerfDelta average (4189 domains tested) | 1961 ms | 144 ms | 0.04 |
Platforms in public sector and non-profit
Share passing all three Core Web Vitals, by platform.
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Drupal 74%
69 domains on this platform · median 1499 ms, middle half 1194 ms to 1953 ms
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WordPress 60%
30 domains on this platform · median 1917 ms, middle half 1650 ms to 2494 ms
Three measurements from public sector and non-profit
Faster quarter, median and slowest quarter, anonymised and rounded.
| Position | LCP | INP | CLS | Mobile score | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best quarter | 1200 ms | 100 ms | 0.00 | 65 | – |
| Typical | 1600 ms | 50 ms | 0.00 | 60 | Drupal |
| Slowest quarter | 2100 ms | 200 ms | 0.05 | – | – |
What usually slows public sector and non-profit down
Large portal platforms tend to ship an extensive base bundle regardless of what the individual page needs. Embedded form systems and document archives add to it. The most effective step is usually to shrink that base bundle per page type rather than optimise individual images.
Which public sector and non-profit pages to test first
Most visits go to service pages that explain a procedure, the forms behind them and the contact pages of individual offices. For non-profits, the donation page is the most important one to test. Many visitors use older phones and slow connections, so treat the mobile values as the main result.
Which metric is at risk in public sector and non-profit
LCP is held back by the large base bundles of portal platforms and by header images that every page inherits. INP suffers from embedded form systems and document search. Layout shifts come from accessibility toolbars, language switchers and donation banners added after the first render.
Step-by-step fixes: Website Speed Optimization.
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