Households in Westway have lower incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. Poverty touches 22.9% of residents, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole. Only 2% work in Westway itself; outside it, El Paso draws the most (71%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Westway: the gist
More than half of Westway works in El Paso
1,021 working residents, 71%, have their main job in El Paso, 12 miles away across the town line. That’s 36 times as many as work in Westway itself. The commute map ↓
Westway is a place people come home to
There are 237 jobs based in Westway, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westway has about 2,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westway
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westway is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #394 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Westway’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($44,852, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westway could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Out of Westway to work: where people go
Where Westway clocks in
71% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Westway quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,417 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 215 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Westway on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Westway, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
237 jobs are based in Westway.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westway, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 237. 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 Westway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Westway’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westway workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,314 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Westway
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.
Few in Westway walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westway is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #603 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,459 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 3.5% of Westway households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westway’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Westway ranks: 3,038th of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,036 | Lebanon VA | 3,075 | $53K | 17.8% | 0.5% | 20% | C |
| 3,037 | Lancaster NH | 3,218 | $69K | 16.7% | 1.9% | 26% | C |
| 3,038 | Westway TX | 3,484 | $45K | 22.9% | 3.3% | 2% | C |
| 3,039 | Middlefield OH | 2,767 | $65K | 9.8% | 8.9% | 15% | C |
| 3,040 | Fort Kent ME | 4,151 | $56K | 11.2% | 2.0% | 57% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | 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 Westway, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Westway and its neighbors: 73% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to El Paso. Darker towns draw more of Westway’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 Westway: questions
What is the median household income in Westway?
$44,852 (±$27,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westway?
22.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westway?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westway work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Paso (71%, 12 mi), Anthony (2%, 4 mi), Santa Teresa (2%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westway walkable?
Westway is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westway
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.