Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Westover draws 4,265 commuters a day, with 2.7 jobs for every working resident
Westover has 4,383 jobs for 1,636 working residents. The two grades for Westover are B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Only 7% work in Westover itself; outside it, Morgantown draws the most (34%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Westover
Westover is where the jobs are
Westover has 4,383 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,800 people are in town, 67% more than the 4,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Westover works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Westover: Morgantown (34%) and Granville (4%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Westover are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 27 across West Virginia. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical West Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Westover residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Westover has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Westover went from 2,765 in 2013 to 4,383 in 2023, +59%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Westover’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westover is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #18 of 61 in West Virginia. Unemployment holds Westover’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($60,769, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westover could be anywhere from C to B+.
How a workday changes Westover
On a workday 1,518 residents head out to work and 118 work right here.
About 6,800 people are in Westover on a workday afternoon, 67% more 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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Westover
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westover workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,990 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across West Virginia: 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.
How far it is to work from Westover
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.
What Westover’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westover, 2013 → 2023: 2,765 → 4,383. 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 Westover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Westover’s workers come from
Where Westover clocks in
34% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
In Westover, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westover is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #20 of 61 in West Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across West Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,223 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). 9.3% of Westover households have no vehicle (West Virginia 8.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Westover’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500, Westover comes 2,085th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 716 | Pinch WV | 4,037 | $77K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,009 | Williamstown WV | 2,922 | $89K | 5.2% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,400 | Culloden WV | 3,040 | $73K | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,083 | Codorus Township PA | 4,014 | $102K | 9.5% | 7.2% | 5% | B− |
| 2,084 | Jefferson IA | 4,150 | $59K | 7.3% | 1.1% | 37% | B− |
| 2,085 | Westover WV | 4,086 | $61K | 12.6% | 3.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,086 | Saranac NY | 3,791 | $83K | 12.2% | 0.7% | 3% | B− |
| 2,087 | Franklin Township PA | 4,421 | $89K | 7.1% | 11.1% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | 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 Westover, the top three, the last and three more from West Virginia.
Westover and its neighbors: 38% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westover | – | B− | A− | 18 min | $60,769 |
| Granville | 4% | C | B+ | 16 min | $31,901 |
| Morgantown | 34% | B− | A | 16 min | $44,727 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morgantown. Darker towns draw more of Westover’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 Westover: questions
What is the median household income in Westover?
$60,769 (±$5,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westover?
12.6%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westover?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westover work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (34%, 2 mi), Granville (4%, 1 mi), Fairmont (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westover walkable?
Westover is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westover without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westover
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.