Work & commute · Westfield

Work & commute in Westfield, IN

Most working residents leave Westfield for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Carmel (17%), Center (12%) and Washington (10%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

2,722 of 26,569 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 23,847 Westfield residents head out of town to work, 2,722 work right here, and 13,024 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westfield.

23,847live here, work elsewhere

2,722live and work here

13,024work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westfield goes to work

Carmel4.9 mi away

17%4,506

Center18 mi away

12%3,195

Washington11 mi away

10%2,757

Westfield (in town)right here

10%2,722

Pike12.6 mi away

6%1,706

Noblesville7.8 mi away

5%1,222

Fishers11 mi away

4%1,010

Lawrence13.6 mi away

4%1,007

Wayne19.2 mi away

2%617

Warren19.4 mi away

2%558

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%7,269

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

How far

How far Westfield commutes

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

47%

36%

47%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westfield is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Westfield are

15,746 jobs are based in Westfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Westfield

15,746 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Westfield residents hold

26,569 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+57%

Jobs based in Westfield, 2013 → 2023: 9,998 → 15,746. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

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.