Westhaven-Moonstone has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
27 jobs are based in Westhaven-Moonstone; 239 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Westhaven-Moonstone is better than 19% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). Hardly any work in Westhaven-Moonstone; the top destination outside it is Eureka (20%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Westhaven-Moonstone
Income, poverty and work: Westhaven-Moonstone’s grade explained
Household income holds Westhaven-Moonstone’s grade up ($66,815, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (16.5%) is left out: Westhaven-Moonstone’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Westhaven-Moonstone could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily commute in and out of Westhaven-Moonstone
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Westhaven-Moonstone on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
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 people from Westhaven-Moonstone work
Where Westhaven-Moonstone clocks in
20% of workers
19% 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.
Goods jobs make up 37% of work in Westhaven-Moonstone
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westhaven-Moonstone, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 27. 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 Westhaven-Moonstone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Westhaven-Moonstone
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westhaven-Moonstone workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 631 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Westhaven-Moonstone commutes less than 16 miles
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Driving is how Westhaven-Moonstone gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 714 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 0.6% of Westhaven-Moonstone households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westhaven-Moonstone’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Westhaven-Moonstone ranks: 4,136th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 17 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | Baywood Park CA | 1,580 | $217K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Irwindale CA | 1,439 | $114K | 4.3% | 6.5% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,134 | Ravenna NE | 1,397 | $64K | 12.6% | 2.1% | 9% | C− |
| 4,135 | Coal Grove OH | 1,808 | $61K | 15.1% | 6.7% | 6% | C− |
| 4,136 | Westhaven-Moonstone CA | 1,537 | $67K | 15.7% | 16.5% | <1% | C− |
| 4,137 | Glendale MS | 1,257 | $57K | 30.1% | 2.9% | 1% | C− |
| 4,138 | Champlain NY | 1,122 | $65K | 12.5% | 3.8% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Westhaven-Moonstone, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns next door employ 14% of Westhaven-Moonstone
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westhaven-Moonstone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhaven-Moonstone | – | C− | C | 25 min | $66,815 |
| McKinleyville | 14% | C− | A− | 21 min | $73,327 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McKinleyville. Darker towns draw more of Westhaven-Moonstone’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 Westhaven-Moonstone: questions
What is the median household income in Westhaven-Moonstone?
$66,815 (±$17,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westhaven-Moonstone?
15.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westhaven-Moonstone?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westhaven-Moonstone work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (20%, 17 mi), Arcata (19%, 12 mi), McKinleyville (14%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westhaven-Moonstone walkable?
Westhaven-Moonstone is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westhaven-Moonstone without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westhaven-Moonstone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westhaven-Moonstone
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.