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Commuting in Westfield, Indiana: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Westfield: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Westfield spend about 43 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 181 hours, about 7.5 full days, spent commuting. That is 3% more time on the road than the Indiana average of 21.1 minutes each way, a difference of 0.6 minutes.

Westfield holds about 0.7% of Indiana's population and accounts for roughly 0.7% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Westfield would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,240 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Westfield 21.7 min 43.3 min 181 hrs/yr $5,599 1,877
Indiana 21.1 min 42.2 min 176 hrs/yr $5,455 1,308
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Westfield Commute Map

On average, it takes 21.7 minutes to get to work in Westfield. That's 3% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 21.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Westfield

  • Car: 75.7%
  • Worked at Home: 21.5%
  • Other: 1.0%
  • Walked: 0.8%
  • Bicycle: 0.5%
  • Taxi: 0.5% unusually high
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Westfield, versus 0.1% in Indiana.

Public transit is unusually rare in Westfield: 332062353.2 times less than the Indiana average (0.0% vs 0.6%).

Taking a taxi is unusually common in Westfield: 3.3 times more than the Indiana average (0.5% vs 0.1%).

Commute Mode Trends in Westfield, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Westfield get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Other Walked Taxi Bicycle Public Transportation Motorcycle
2009 93.1% 4.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0%
2010 92.0% 5.6% 0.7% 1.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
2011 93.8% 3.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0%
2012 93.9% 3.3% 0.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%
2013 94.2% 3.2% 0.6% 0.9% 0.0% 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
2014 94.1% 3.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3%
2015 92.2% 5.3% 1.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
2016 90.7% 6.9% 1.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
2017 90.8% 7.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
2018 90.7% 7.0% 1.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
2019 89.5% 7.8% 0.8% 1.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2020 87.1% 10.4% 0.5% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
2021 83.8% 13.9% 0.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
2022 81.2% 16.2% 0.6% 1.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0%
2023 78.0% 19.5% 0.6% 1.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 75.7% 21.5% 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2013 at 94.2%. Overall it fell from 93.1% in 2009 to 75.7% in 2024, down 17.4 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Westfield: its share of workers rose from 4.8% in 2009 to 21.5% in 2024, up 16.7 percentage points. Most of that increase, 13.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Taking a taxi overtook public transit to become the 5th most common choice in the 2022 release and has stayed ahead since.

Walking peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 0.8%.

Commute Start Times in Westfield

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Westfield?

The bars show when commuters in Westfield leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Indiana for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
4.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
2.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
2.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
8.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
7.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
19.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
14.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
15.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
6.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
7.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
2.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
5.0%
4:00-11:59 PM
5.3%

Westfield Indiana Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Westfield is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 19.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 13.8% across Indiana. Early starts are less common than in Indiana: 9.5% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Indiana: 55.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 45.7% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.5%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Westfield, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Westfield Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Westfield next to Indiana and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Westfield Indiana United States
2009 7:35 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:32 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:34 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:35 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:37 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:40 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:42 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:40 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:40 AM 7:33 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:41 AM 7:33 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:42 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:45 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:47 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:48 AM 7:32 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:43 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:43 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Westfield were on the road by 7:43 AM, 9 minutes later than in 2009 (7:35 AM). Across Indiana, the typical start barely moved over the same years. Commuters in Westfield now leave 5 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM).

How does Westfield's commute time compare?

Metric Westfield Indiana US Average
Avg. Commute Time 21.7 min 21.1 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 21.5% 10.7% 15.0%
Walked 0.8% 1.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.6% 3.2%

The average commute time in Westfield is 21.7 minutes, longer than the 21.1 minutes in Indiana.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.6% in Indiana. 0.8% commute by walking, lower than the 1.9% in Indiana.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Westfield, IN Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

How Westfield, IN compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Westfield, IN 44,969 21.7 min #1/2 21.5% #2/2 7:43 AM #1/2
Carmel, IN 101,084 22.0 min 27.5% 7:59 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Westfield, Indiana.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Westfield, Indiana?

Commuters here spend an estimated 181 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,599 at a typical national wage. That's 3% more than the typical Indiana commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Westfield, Indiana?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Westfield, Indiana. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Westfield, Indiana?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.6% in Indiana, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

How much money can remote workers save in Westfield, Indiana?

About 21.5% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Westfield would save about 72 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,240 at the same national wage assumption used above.