Westford has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Westford has 34 jobs; 655 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Westford B; getting around on foot earns it C. Hardly any stay in Westford for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (14%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Westford, in brief
Westford is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Westford, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Westford has about 690 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Westford’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Westford is Madison, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (93) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 655 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westford
On income, poverty and job access, Westford is better than 65% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Westford’s grade up ($92,813, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Westford’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Westford could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Who works in Westford, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 652 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Westford on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
How far Westford goes to work
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.
Where the trip to work from Westford ends
Where Westford clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
What Westford’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westford, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 34. 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 long Westford spends getting to work: 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 Westford workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 556 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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.
Getting around Westford: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westford is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Westford 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 599 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Westford households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Westford’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Westford is 1,160th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,158 | Washington Township OH | 1,685 | $80K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,159 | Oakland WI | 1,196 | $89K | 4.4% | 7.4% | <1% | B |
| 1,160 | Westford WI | 1,312 | $93K | 7.1% | 3.3% | <1% | B |
| 1,161 | Laporte CO | 1,771 | $87K | 10.6% | 2.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,162 | Butler Township IN | 1,759 | $81K | 13.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 19% of Westford
The biggest share goes to Beaver Dam (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westford | – | B | C | 23 min | $92,813 |
| Randolph | 7% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $58,571 |
| Calamus | under 3% | A− | D | 22 min | $107,841 |
| Courtland | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Fox Lake | under 3% | A− | D | 25 min | $92,639 |
| Beaver Dam | 2% | B+ | B | 20 min | $82,163 |
| Beaver Dam | 10% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,673 |
| Trenton | under 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $99,074 |
Same-state neighbors only. Courtland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$92,813 (±$12,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westford?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westford?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westford work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (14%, 38 mi), Beaver Dam (10%, 6 mi), Randolph (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westford walkable?
Westford is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.