Work & commute · Westtown

Work & commute in Westtown, PA

Most working residents leave Westtown for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are West Goshen (9%), Philadelphia (8%) and Tredyffrin (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

229 of 5,079 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

26%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,850 Westtown residents head out of town to work, 229 work right here, and 3,000 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westtown.

4,850live here, work elsewhere

229live and work here

3,000work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Westtown goes to work

West Goshen3.2 mi away

9%453

Philadelphia22.8 mi away

8%424

Tredyffrin10.4 mi away

5%250

Westtown (in town)right here

5%229

Upper Merion13.9 mi away

3%165

West Chester3 mi away

3%158

East Whiteland7.4 mi away

3%141

Lower Merion15.9 mi away

3%134

Newtown8.4 mi away

3%132

West Whiteland6.7 mi away

3%131

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%2,862

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

How far

How far Westtown commutes

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

46%

37%

46%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Westtown is a commuter town

0.64jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Westtown are

3,229 jobs are based in Westtown. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Westtown

3,229 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Westtown residents hold

5,079 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month75%

+35%

Jobs based in Westtown, 2013 → 2023: 2,386 → 3,229. 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.