Westminster has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
115 jobs are based in Westminster, against 475 working residents. Only 2% work in Westminster; the top destination outside it is McKinney (13%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 37% of workers; Texas has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Westminster, in brief
A lot of Westminster works from home
37% of Westminster workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Westminster is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Westminster, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westminster has about 380 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Westminster workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 475 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Westminster takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westminster workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 37% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
Who works in Westminster, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 467 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Westminster on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Where the trip to work from Westminster ends
Where Westminster clocks in
13% 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 Westminster: what the 115 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westminster, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 115. 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 Westminster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Westminster works
About 17% 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.
Westminster and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westminster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | – | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Anna | under 2% | A− | C− | 31 min | $105,593 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westminster’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 Westminster: questions
What is the poverty rate in Westminster?
1.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westminster?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westminster work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McKinney (13%, 16 mi), Dallas (13%, 43 mi), Plano (11%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westminster without a car?
0% 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 Westminster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westminster
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.