Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0At 15.0%, unemployment in Westfall Township is among the highest of any U.S. town
Jobs and income earn Westfall Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B. About one in ten stay in Westfall Township for work; outside it, Port Jervis is the main destination (6%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Westfall Township, in brief
Many of the people who work in Westfall Township live in another state
Port Jervis, NY (12%), Deerpark, NY (7%) and Montague Township, NJ (2%) are among the top places Westfall Township’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 21% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Westfall Township
60% of Westfall Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Westfall Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
49% of the jobs in Westfall Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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 964 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Westfall Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westfall Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #924 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Westfall Township’s grade up (8.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westfall Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Where people from Westfall Township work
Where Westfall Township clocks in
6% 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.
Jobs in Westfall Township: what the 1,343 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westfall Township, 2013 → 2023: 897 → 1,343. 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 Westfall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Westfall Township by day
On a workday 881 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 1,260 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Westfall Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Westfall Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westfall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 969 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Westfall Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Getting around Westfall Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westfall Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #521 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Westfall Township 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 1,170 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.4% of Westfall Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westfall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westfall Township is 3,434th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Karnes City TX | 3,540 | $55K | 29.6% | 1.8% | 8% | C− |
| 3,433 | Marceline Township MO | 2,589 | $75K | 17.9% | 4.5% | 32% | C− |
| 3,434 | Westfall Township PA | 3,423 | $72K | 8.2% | 15.0% | 9% | C− |
| 3,435 | Dixmoor IL | 2,951 | $45K | 23.6% | 8.3% | 2% | C− |
| 3,436 | Kingman KS | 2,884 | $49K | 10.4% | 4.4% | 38% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Westfall Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Westfall Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westfall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfall Township | – | C− | B | 28 min | $72,337 |
| Matamoras | 2% | B | B+ | 30 min | $76,500 |
| Milford Township | 3% | B− | B | 25 min | $85,234 |
| Shohola Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $93,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Port Jervis. Darker towns draw more of Westfall 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 Westfall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Westfall Township?
$72,337 (±$5,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westfall Township?
8.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westfall Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westfall Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Jervis (6%, 4 mi), Milford (6%, 5 mi), Wallkill (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westfall Township walkable?
Westfall Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westfall Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westfall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westfall 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. 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.