Photo: Abarrows93 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Westford works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Employers in Westford report 194 jobs, and 984 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Westford is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Westford
Westford is a place people come home to
There are 194 jobs based in Westford, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westford has about 1,300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Westford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 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 984 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westford
The poverty rate holds Westford’s grade up (2.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westford could be anywhere from B to A.
How a workday changes Westford
On a workday 963 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Westford on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Westford’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westford workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,086 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% 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.
18% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Westford clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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.
65% of the jobs in Westford pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westford, 2013 → 2023: 183 → 194. 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 Westford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Westford
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.
The commute in Westford is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.2% across Vermont.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,342 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). 1.6% of Westford households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westford places 867th of 5,148 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 688 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 728 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 753 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 865 | Trafalgar IN | 1,658 | $78K | 5.1% | 4.3% | 6% | A− |
| 866 | Toquerville UT | 1,999 | $98K | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| 867 | Westford VT | 2,072 | $113K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2% | A− |
| 868 | Fox Lake WI | 2,550 | $93K | 3.5% | 1.0% | 3% | A− |
| 869 | Lamartine WI | 1,781 | $95K | 6.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Westford, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Around Westford: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Essex (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westford | – | A− | C− | 33 min | $112,750 |
| Underhill | 3% | B+ | D | 33 min | $92,267 |
| Fairfax | under 3% | A− | B− | 31 min | $128,963 |
| Milton | under 3% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $118,977 |
| Essex | 6% | A | B+ | 22 min | $110,199 |
| Georgia | under 3% | B+ | B | 26 min | $105,011 |
| Cambridge | under 3% | B | A− | 32 min | $72,344 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westford’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 Westford: questions
What is the median household income in Westford?
$112,750 (±$12,264) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westford?
2.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westford?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westford work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (18%, 14 mi), South Burlington (10%, 15 mi), Williston (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westford walkable?
Westford is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westford
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.