Holland-Duncan House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHardly anyone in Westlake Corner is out of work
About one in ten work in Westlake Corner; the top destination outside it is Roanoke (24%, 18 miles). The two grades for Westlake Corner are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Westlake Corner apart
Westlake Corner is where the jobs are
Westlake Corner has 1,208 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Westlake Corner has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Westlake Corner went from 865 in 2013 to 1,208 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Westlake Corner
53% of Westlake Corner residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Westlake Corner pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. 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 586 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Westlake Corner: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westlake Corner is better than 82% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Westlake Corner’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westlake Corner could be anywhere from B to A.
A workday in Westlake Corner: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 518 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 1,140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Westlake Corner on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
2.1 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 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Westlake Corner: 1,208 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westlake Corner, 2013 → 2023: 865 → 1,208. 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 Westlake Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Westlake Corner
Where Westlake Corner clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Westlake Corner takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westlake Corner workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 728 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Westlake Corner
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 Westlake Corner: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westlake Corner is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 862 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). 0.0% of Westlake Corner households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westlake Corner’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westlake Corner is 633rd of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Great Falls Crossing VA | 1,414 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 12 | Sully Square VA | 2,394 | $176K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Oak Grove VA | 2,408 | $174K | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 631 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| 632 | Doe Valley KY | 1,776 | $109K | 1.8% | 5.8% | 2% | A− |
| 633 | Westlake Corner VA | 2,033 | $95K | 5.8% | 0.0% | 12% | A− |
| 634 | Dallas Center IA | 2,042 | $96K | 8.8% | 0.5% | 5% | A− |
| 635 | Reidville SC | 1,905 | $121K | 3.3% | 4.9% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Westlake Corner, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Westlake Corner
The biggest share goes to North Shore (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westlake Corner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Corner | – | A− | C | 23 min | $95,000 |
| North Shore | 2% | B− | C− | 31 min | $109,951 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westlake Corner’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 Westlake Corner: questions
What is the median household income in Westlake Corner?
$95,000 (±$24,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westlake Corner?
5.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westlake Corner?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westlake Corner work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roanoke (24%, 18 mi), Rocky Mount (9%, 13 mi), Salem (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westlake Corner walkable?
Westlake Corner is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westlake Corner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westlake Corner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westlake Corner
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.