Work & commute · Westlake

Work & commute in Westlake, OH

Most working residents leave Westlake for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (31%), North Olmsted (3%) and Avon (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

2,144 of 14,748 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 12,604 Westlake residents head out of town to work, 2,144 work right here, and 24,809 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westlake.

12,604live here, work elsewhere

2,144live and work here

24,809work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westlake goes to work

Cleveland13.1 mi away

31%4,531

Westlake (in town)right here

15%2,144

North Olmsted2.5 mi away

3%386

Avon3.9 mi away

2%341

Lakewood7.1 mi away

2%307

Elyria10 mi away

2%305

Rocky River4.3 mi away

2%274

Columbus115.3 mi away

2%265

Middleburg Heights8.2 mi away

2%241

Independence16.1 mi away

2%236

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%5,718

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

How far

How far Westlake commutes

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

40%

43%

10%

40%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westlake is a job hub

1.83jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Westlake are

26,953 jobs are based in Westlake. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westlake’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Westlake

26,953 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Westlake residents hold

14,748 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+16%

Jobs based in Westlake, 2013 → 2023: 23,157 → 26,953. 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.