Westville has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, where Florida as a whole has 16%. 55 jobs are based in Westville; 112 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Westville for work; outside it, DeFuniak Springs is the main destination (11%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Westville
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Westville on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 the trip to work from Westville ends
Where Westville clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Westville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westville, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 55. 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 Westville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Westville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westville workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 3% 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 Westville goes to work
About 25% 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.
Next door to Westville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | – | — | — | 40 min | $73,750 |
| Caryville | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caryville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westville’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 Westville: questions
What is the median household income in Westville?
$73,750 (±$27,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westville?
12.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westville?
40 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DeFuniak Springs (11%, 17 mi), Bonifay (9%, 9 mi), Panama City Beach (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westville
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.