Jobs and earnings in Westphalia, and the trip to work
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Hardly any work in Westphalia itself; outside it, Vincennes draws the most (32%, 20 miles). No jobs are based in Westphalia in the Census job records; 34 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Westphalia by day and by night
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Westphalia on a workday afternoon, 72% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Westphalia commutes to
Where Westphalia clocks in
32% of workers
9% 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.
Working from home in Westphalia
of Westphalia workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Westphalia
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.
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 Westphalia: questions
What is the poverty rate in Westphalia?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Westphalia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (32%, 20 mi), Washington (9%, 15 mi), Busseron Township (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westphalia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 42% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westphalia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westphalia
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.