Westwood has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
116 jobs are based in Westwood, against 236 working residents. Westwood grades D− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Westwood at work: what stands out
A big share show a job far from home
58% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Westwood are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 29 across California. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical California worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Westwood workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Westwood’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Westwood is better than 4% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Westwood’s grade up ($59,375, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (22.7%) is left out: Westwood’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Westwood could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The commute from Westwood, by distance
About 58% 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.
About 17 minutes to work from Westwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westwood workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 commuters (the 0% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Westwood
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Westwood on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
12% of working residents work in Susanville
Where Westwood clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Westwood: what the 116 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westwood, 2013 → 2023: 224 → 116. 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 Westwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Westwood
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westwood is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Westwood near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 303 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 87% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 1.8% of Westwood households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Westwood sits among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 13 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,834 | Kingfield ME | 1,025 | $48K | 15.6% | 4.0% | 14% | D− |
| 2,835 | Greenwood Township MI | 1,244 | $45K | 14.3% | 8.6% | 11% | D− |
| 2,836 | Westwood CA | 1,063 | $59K | 21.7% | 22.7% | 9% | D− |
| 2,837 | Gamerco NM | 1,176 | $49K | 52.0% | 0.0% | <1% | D− |
| 2,838 | Bismarck MO | 1,224 | $40K | 20.3% | 7.6% | 6% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Westwood, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Next door to Westwood
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood | – | D− | A | 17 min | $59,375 |
| Clear Creek | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westwood’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 Westwood: questions
What is the median household income in Westwood?
$59,375 (±$30,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westwood?
21.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westwood?
17 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westwood work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Susanville (12%, 22 mi), Redding (6%, 74 mi), Chester (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westwood walkable?
Westwood is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westwood 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 Westwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westwood
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.