With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Westfield works elsewhere
Home is the office for 37% of workers, where Maine as a whole has 16%. There are 30 jobs in Westfield; 152 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Westfield itself; outside it, Presque Isle draws the most (32%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Westfield
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Westfield on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 out of Westfield: the destinations
Where Westfield clocks in
32% of workers
26% 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.
In Westfield, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westfield, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 30. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Westfield
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 37% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Westfield
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 is work for 58% of Westfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | – | — | — | 19 min | $52,917 |
| Mars Hill | 26% | C− | D | 21 min | $65,273 |
| Presque Isle | 32% | C− | B | 14 min | $55,768 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Presque Isle. Darker towns draw more of Westfield’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: questions
What is the median household income in Westfield?
$52,917 (±$16,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westfield?
13.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westfield?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Presque Isle (32%, 11 mi), Mars Hill (26%, 6 mi), Bangor (4%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westfield without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westfield
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.