Work & commute · Westphalia

Work & commute in Westphalia, IA

Most working residents leave Westphalia for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Harlan (16%), Omaha (16%) and Shelby (13%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 45 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 45 Westphalia residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westphalia.

45live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westphalia goes to work

Harlan5.9 mi away

16%7

Omaha, NE46.5 mi away

16%7

Shelby15.1 mi away

13%6

Denison20.6 mi away

9%4

Council Bluffs41 mi away

7%3

Woodbine16.4 mi away

4%2

Cedar Rapids191.9 mi away

4%2

Des Moines92.6 mi away

4%2

Elk Horn19.3 mi away

2%1

Oakland28 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%10

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Westphalia commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

16%

33%

31%

20%

16%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

31%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westphalia is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Westphalia are

13 jobs are based in Westphalia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westphalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Westphalia

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)77%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less54%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Westphalia residents hold

45 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month76%

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.