Westover has lower unemployment (0.6%) than 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Westover A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Hardly any stay in Westover for work; outside it, Birmingham is the main destination (22%, 19 miles). Measured by household income, Westover is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westover, in a few figures
What’s behind Westover’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westover is better than 89% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westover could be anywhere from A− to A.
About 33 minutes to work from Westover
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westover workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 992 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves Westover for work, and who comes in
On a workday 769 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 265 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Westover on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.35 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Westover ends
Where Westover clocks in
22% of workers
10% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
71% of the jobs in Westover pay over $3,333 a month
268 jobs are based in Westover.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westover, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 268. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Westover’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Westover is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,173 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Westover households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westover’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Westover comes 401st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Indian Springs Village AL | 2,553 | $137K | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 399 | Kohler WI | 2,272 | $136K | 2.4% | 4.1% | 13% | A |
| 400 | Hallock Township IL | 1,546 | $151K | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 401 | Westover AL | 2,121 | $97K | 4.1% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| 402 | Maine WI | 2,621 | $111K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
| 403 | Hedwig Village TX | 2,383 | $224K | 4.3% | 6.2% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 454 | Trinity AL | 2,638 | $101K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 520 | Vance AL | 2,332 | $95K | 7.3% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Westover, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Work in the towns next to Westover
The biggest share goes to Chelsea (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westover | – | A | C− | 33 min | $96,932 |
| Chelsea | 5% | A | C | 33 min | $115,337 |
| Sterrett | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Harpersville | under 2% | B− | D | 37 min | $75,018 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sterrett: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westover’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Westover: questions
What is the median household income in Westover?
$96,932 (±$9,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westover?
4.1%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westover?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westover work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (22%, 19 mi), Hoover (10%, 16 mi), Chelsea (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westover walkable?
Westover is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westover
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.