Photo: Baokwpd · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Westville trail those of 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Westville D−; getting around on foot earns it C−. 34.1% of residents are in poverty; Oklahoma has 15.3%. About one in five work in Westville itself; outside it, Siloam Springs draws the most (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Westville at work: what stands out
Westville is where the jobs are
Westville has 700 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A lot of Westville workers cross into Arkansas
21% of Westville workers work outside Oklahoma, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Siloam Springs (12%), Fayetteville (3%) and Gentry (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Westville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Westville fell from 1,062 in 2014 to 700 in 2024, −34%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 419 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Westville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Westville is better than 2% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Westville’s grade up (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (12.8%) is left out: Westville’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Westville could be anywhere from D− to D.
The workday shuffle in and out of Westville
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 617 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Westville on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Westville: where workers come from
Where Westville clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
41% of the jobs in Westville make or build things
700 jobs are based in Westville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westville, 2014 → 2024: 1,062 → 700. 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.
Commuting from Westville: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westville workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 600 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 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.
Where in the region Westville works
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Westville gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westville is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. 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 612 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.5% of Westville households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Westville sits among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 78 | Forest Park OK | 1,035 | $104K | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 812 | Justice OK | 1,530 | $98K | 7.5% | 2.7% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,417 | Oologah OK | 1,358 | $80K | 9.4% | 7.6% | 5% | B |
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| 5,587 | Bernice LA | 1,305 | $26K | 28.1% | 4.6% | 3% | D− |
| 5,588 | Whitehall MT | 1,131 | $45K | 20.6% | 8.9% | 17% | D− |
| 5,589 | Westville OK | 1,413 | $39K | 34.1% | 12.8% | 20% | D− |
| 5,590 | Kenton TN | 1,248 | $42K | 24.3% | 3.7% | 2% | D− |
| 5,591 | Knox City TX | 1,009 | $42K | 17.5% | 1.7% | 15% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Oklahoma.
Around Westville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | – | D− | C− | 18 min | $39,400 |
| Old Green | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Old Green: 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 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?
$39,400 (±$11,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westville?
34.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westville work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Siloam Springs (12%, 14 mi), Stilwell (6%, 12 mi), Tulsa (5%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Westville walkable?
Westville is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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), 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.