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Work & commute · Westernport

Work & commute in Westernport, MD

Most working residents leave Westernport for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cumberland (14%), Keyser (4%) and Frostburg (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
22 of 623 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
33 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 601 Westernport residents head out of town to work, 22 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westernport.

601live here, work elsewhere
22live and work here
133work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Westernport goes to work

MidlandLonaconingWesternportGrantsvilleOaklandFrostburgCumberlandBaltimorePiedmontKeyserFranklinDanvilleMcCooleCresaptownLa ValeCumberlandKeyserFrostburgLa ValeBaltimoreGrantsvilleCresaptownOaklandFranklinWesternport
1
Cumberland18.9 mi away
14%85
2
Keyser, WV4.6 mi away
4%26
3
Westernport (in town)right here
4%22
4
Frostburg12.8 mi away
3%21
5
La Vale17.1 mi away
3%21
6
Baltimore130.5 mi away
3%19
7
Grantsville15.6 mi away
3%18
8
Cresaptown13.2 mi away
3%17
9
Oakland19.8 mi away
2%15
10
Franklin0.9 mi away
2%14
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%365

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

How far

How far Westernport commutes

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

19%Under 10 mi
52%10–24 mi
1%25–50 mi
28%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Westernport is a commuter town

0.25jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Westernport are

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

Jobs based in Westernport

155 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)7%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)83%
$1,250 a month or less26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%
Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Westernport residents hold

623 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month48%
−26%

Jobs based in Westernport, 2013 → 2023: 210 → 155. 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.

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