Household incomes in Westview trail those of 78% of U.S. towns
20.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.6% across Florida. The two grades for Westview are B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, against 16% across Florida.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Westview
Stores, warehouses and trucking
66% of the jobs in Westview are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Westview’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Florida average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Most Westview residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Westview has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Westview went from 3,718 in 2013 to 5,305 in 2023, +43%. The jobs ↓
Westview draws workers from far and wide
The 5,305 jobs in Westview are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 44%; the other 55% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Westview earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westview is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #376 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Westview’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westview could be anywhere from C to B+.
What work there is in Westview: 5,305 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westview, 2013 → 2023: 3,718 → 5,305. 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 Westview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Westview: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westview workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,953 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Westview’s workers travel
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.
25% of working residents work in Miami
Where Westview clocks in
25% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Westview: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,225 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 5,249 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 (1.24 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.
Westview is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,392 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, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 18.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 16.4% of Westview households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Westview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westview is 1,734th of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 326 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 351 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,732 | White City OR | 10,750 | $71K | 14.3% | 3.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,733 | Beebe AR | 9,377 | $59K | 15.1% | 2.8% | 14% | B− |
| 1,734 | Westview FL | 12,107 | $58K | 20.9% | 3.9% | 1% | B− |
| 1,735 | Orange Park FL | 8,953 | $77K | 13.8% | 6.3% | 6% | B− |
| 1,736 | Flagg Township IL | 13,335 | $74K | 7.1% | 7.2% | 28% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Westview, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
The towns around Westview
The biggest share goes to Hialeah (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westview | – | B− | A | 34 min | $57,563 |
| West Little River | under 2% | C | A+ | 31 min | $56,436 |
| Opa-locka | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $37,532 |
| Hialeah | 5% | B− | A | 29 min | $55,594 |
| North Miami | 2% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $57,188 |
| Pinewood | under 2% | C | A+ | 31 min | $59,410 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westview’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 Westview: questions
What is the median household income in Westview?
$57,563 (±$16,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westview?
20.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westview?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (25%, 8 mi), Hialeah (5%, 4 mi), Miami Gardens (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westview walkable?
Westview is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westview without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westview
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.