Work & commute · Westphalia

Work & commute in Westphalia, MD

Most working residents leave Westphalia for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (33%), Arlington (4%) and Lake Arbor (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

58 of 5,829 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

30%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,771 Westphalia residents head out of town to work, 58 work right here, and 3,495 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westphalia.

5,771live here, work elsewhere

58live and work here

3,495work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westphalia goes to work

Washington, DC11.1 mi away

33%1,937

Arlington, VA15 mi away

4%233

Lake Arbor4.8 mi away

3%169

Baltimore33.8 mi away

3%150

Columbia25 mi away

2%113

Bethesda18.7 mi away

2%98

East Riverdale9.4 mi away

1%87

Bowie9.2 mi away

1%85

Silver Spring15.3 mi away

1%79

Alexandria, VA13.9 mi away

1%74

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%2,804

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.

27%

56%

14%

27%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westphalia is a commuter town

0.61jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Westphalia are

3,553 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

3,553 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month79%

Jobs Westphalia residents hold

5,829 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month77%

+20%

Jobs based in Westphalia, 2013 → 2023: 2,963 → 3,553. 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.