Households in Westchase earn more than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 32% of workers, next to 16% for Florida as a whole. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line; Florida has 12.6%. For jobs and income Westchase is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westchase: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Westchase works from home
32% of Westchase workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
31% of Westchase works in Tampa
3,720 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Tampa, 10 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Westchase itself. The commute map ↓
Westchase draws workers from far and wide
The 5,376 jobs in Westchase are filled from a wide area. Westchase’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Westchase
Household income is its strongest input ($124,434, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westchase could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 28 minutes to work from Westchase
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westchase workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,048 commuters (the 32% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.
31% of working residents work in Tampa
Where Westchase clocks in
31% of workers
5% 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.
Who leaves Westchase for work, and who comes in
On a workday 11,325 residents head out to work, 485 work right here, and 4,891 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Westchase on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
Jobs in Westchase: what the 5,376 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westchase, 2013 → 2023: 4,419 → 5,376. 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 Westchase’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Westchase, by distance
About 18% 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 Westchase gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,232 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 4.7% of Westchase households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westchase’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 17,000 to 34,000, Westchase ranks 276th of 1,688 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 49 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Whitpain Township PA | 20,483 | $163K | 4.9% | 4.7% | 8% | A |
| 275 | Bethlehem Township PA | 26,769 | $119K | 5.1% | 3.1% | 8% | A |
| 276 | Westchase FL | 24,885 | $124K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 277 | Miami Lakes FL | 33,067 | $102K | 6.0% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 278 | Westlake OH | 33,904 | $112K | 4.9% | 3.5% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,688 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Westchase, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Westchase and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Town 'n' Country (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westchase workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchase | – | A | B | 28 min | $124,434 |
| Keystone | under 2% | A | C | 31 min | $161,056 |
| Citrus Park | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 30 min | $93,457 |
| Town 'n' Country | 5% | B | B+ | 28 min | $73,538 |
| East Lake | under 2% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $99,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westchase’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 Westchase: questions
What is the median household income in Westchase?
$124,434 (±$12,919) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westchase?
5.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westchase?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westchase work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (31%, 10 mi), Town 'n' Country (5%, 4 mi), St. Petersburg (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westchase walkable?
Westchase is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westchase without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westchase, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westchase
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.