Jobs and the daily commute in Westchester
Only 7% stay in Westchester for work; outside it, Miami is the main destination (21%, 9 miles). The two grades for Westchester are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Westchester
Most Westchester residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Westchester’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Florida average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Westchester draws workers from far and wide
The 17,678 jobs in Westchester are filled from a wide area. Westchester’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 57% 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.
Where Westchester’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westchester is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #220 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Westchester’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($72,262, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westchester could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Westchester
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 daily trip from Westchester: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westchester workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,625 commuters (the 11% 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.
Where people from Westchester work
Where Westchester clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Westchester by day and by night
On a workday 20,791 residents head out to work, 1,526 work right here, and 16,152 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
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 Westchester: what the 17,678 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westchester, 2013 → 2023: 18,779 → 17,678. 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 Westchester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Westchester is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westchester is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #133 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.4% 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 26,501 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 6.9% of Westchester households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Westchester’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westchester is 474th of 862 U.S. towns of 36,000 to 70,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 472 | Gallatin TN | 54,590 | $78K | 13.0% | 3.1% | 25% | B |
| 473 | Winter Garden FL | 48,063 | $106K | 9.9% | 6.6% | 8% | B |
| 474 | Westchester FL | 52,032 | $72K | 10.0% | 4.5% | 7% | B |
| 475 | Waterford Township MI | 69,922 | $77K | 9.1% | 4.8% | 13% | B |
| 476 | Security-Widefield CO | 37,345 | $91K | 7.3% | 5.3% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 862 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Westchester, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door to Westchester
The biggest share goes to Coral Terrace (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westchester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester | – | B | A | 30 min | $72,262 |
| Coral Terrace | 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $80,353 |
| Fountainebleau | 2% | B+ | A− | 28 min | $64,908 |
| Olympia Heights | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $108,958 |
| Westwood Lakes | under 2% | B | A− | 31 min | $86,040 |
| Sweetwater | under 2% | B− | A | 29 min | $54,967 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westchester’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 Westchester: questions
What is the median household income in Westchester?
$72,262 (±$6,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westchester?
10.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westchester?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westchester work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (21%, 9 mi), Doral (7%, 5 mi), Coral Gables (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westchester walkable?
Westchester is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westchester without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westchester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westchester
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.