Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0At 7.1%, unemployment in Westville is higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Westville are C+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.2 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 43.7 in Jersey City. Only 4% work in Westville; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Westville in brief
Jobs & income in Westville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westville is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #415 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Westville’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westville could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Westville
1,688 jobs are based in Westville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westville, 2014 → 2024: 1,695 → 1,688. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Westville
On a workday 2,088 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 1,610 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Westville on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Westville to work: where people go
Where Westville clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Westville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,031 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Westville’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Westville
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westville is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #79 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Westville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,255 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, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 11.7% of Westville households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Westville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Westville ranks: 2,419th of 4,136 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,417 | Hartwell GA | 4,914 | $49K | 12.7% | 0.8% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,418 | Tolono IL | 3,499 | $70K | 4.6% | 11.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,419 | Westville NJ | 4,357 | $71K | 15.4% | 7.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,420 | Franklin Township MI | 3,047 | $90K | 7.3% | 6.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,421 | Benton NY | 3,014 | $75K | 19.4% | 0.9% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Westville, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
18% of Westville works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | – | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $70,639 |
| Bellmawr | under 3% | B+ | A | 24 min | $76,654 |
| West Deptford Township | 4% | A− | A | 26 min | $93,895 |
| Brooklawn | under 3% | B | A+ | 21 min | $59,063 |
| Deptford Township | 5% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| Gloucester City | under 3% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $64,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. 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 2024, 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?
$70,639 (±$20,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westville?
15.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 10 mi), Cherry Hill Township (7%, 8 mi), Deptford Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Westville walkable?
Westville is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westville without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 2024, 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.