Westfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Westfield Township itself; outside it, Casey draws the most (13%, 11 miles). Westfield Township has 19 jobs, against 269 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westfield Township, in a few figures
Westfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Westfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westfield Township has about 380 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Westfield Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Westfield Township
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Westfield Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting from Westfield Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Westfield Township ends
Where Westfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Westfield Township makes things: 42% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 19. 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 Westfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Westfield Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Westfield Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $70,000 |
| Parker Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ashmore Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 24 min | $74,954 |
| Kansas Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dolson Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hutton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Parker Township, Dolson Township and Hutton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kansas Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westfield Township’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 Westfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Westfield Township?
$70,000 (±$14,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westfield Township?
9.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westfield Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Casey (13%, 11 mi), Charleston (7%, 12 mi), Mattoon (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westfield Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westfield Township
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.