Work and Jobs in Westford, Wisconsin (WI) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Westford are: Machinery (9.1% of civilian employees), Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.0% of civilian employees), Construction (8.5% of civilian employees). 71.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.2% across the entire state of Wisconsin.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Machinery | 9.1% (71) | 10.5% (45) | 7.5% (26) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 9.0% (70) | 12.6% (54) | 4.6% (16) |
| Construction | 8.5% (66) | 12.6% (54) | 3.4% (12) |
| Metal and metal products | 7.7% (60) | 9.3% (40) | 5.7% (20) |
| Health care | 7.6% (59) | 1.2% (5) | 15.5% (54) |
| Public administration | 3.7% (29) | 4.9% (21) | 2.3% (8) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.4% (26) | 2.6% (11) | 4.3% (15) |
| Printing and related support activities | 3.4% (26) | 3.0% (13) | 3.7% (13) |
| Educational services | 3.2% (25) | 1.4% (6) | 5.5% (19) |
| Food | 3.0% (23) | 3.3% (14) | 2.6% (9) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.0% (23) | 2.6% (11) | 3.4% (12) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.6% (20) | 0.5% (2) | 5.2% (18) |
| Transportation equipment | 2.6% (20) | 3.0% (13) | 2.0% (7) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.6% (20) | 2.8% (12) | 2.3% (8) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.2% (17) | 2.3% (10) | 2.0% (7) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.1% (16) | 0.9% (4) | 3.4% (12) |
| Truck transportation | 1.9% (15) | 3.0% (13) | 0.6% (2) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.8% (14) | 3.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.7% (13) | 1.4% (6) | 2.0% (7) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.4% (11) | 0.5% (2) | 2.6% (9) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 1.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 3.2% (11) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.3% (10) | 2.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (10) | 2.1% (9) | 0.3% (1) |
| Social assistance | 1.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (10) |
| Chemicals | 1.2% (9) | 0.9% (4) | 1.4% (5) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.0% (8) | 0.9% (4) | 1.1% (4) |
| Paper | 1.0% (8) | 1.2% (5) | 0.9% (3) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.9% (7) | 0.9% (4) | 0.9% (3) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (6) | 1.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.8% (6) | 0.7% (3) | 0.9% (3) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (6) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.6% (5) | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (3) |
| Utilities | 0.6% (5) | 1.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (4) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (4) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.5% (4) | 0.5% (2) | 0.6% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (4) | 0.7% (3) | 0.3% (1) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Rail transportation | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (1) | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.1% (1) | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Westford
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.4%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 22.2%Males
- 20.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 22.2%Males
- 14.3%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Westford: | 6.7% (51) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (109,243) |
5:30am:
| Westford: | 6.9% (53) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,106) |
6am:
| Westford: | 10.6% (81) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.7% (152,711) |
6:30am:
| Westford: | 7.3% (56) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.6% (230,911) |
7am:
| Westford: | 11.0% (84) |
| Wisconsin: | 11.2% (301,313) |
7:30am:
| Westford: | 9.2% (70) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.7% (369,283) |
8am:
| Westford: | 12.2% (93) |
| Wisconsin: | 15.1% (406,072) |
8:30am:
| Westford: | 2.9% (22) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.7% (207,205) |
9am:
| Westford: | 3.7% (28) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% (96,083) |
10am:
| Westford: | 2.1% (16) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (99,733) |
11am:
| Westford: | 0.5% (4) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (46,480) |
12pm:
| Westford: | 1.2% (9) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.0% (27,021) |
4pm:
| Westford: | 11.3% (86) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.7% (233,209) |
>4pm:
| Westford: | 5.8% (44) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.8% (209,939) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Westford: | 3.1% (24) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.0% (135,194) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Westford: | 6.2% (47) |
| Wisconsin: | 14.8% (398,697) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Westford: | 10.6% (81) |
| Wisconsin: | 17.7% (476,569) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Westford: | 14.5% (111) |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% (440,637) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Westford: | 18.6% (142) |
| Wisconsin: | 13.8% (372,180) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Westford: | 6.7% (51) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.9% (159,448) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Westford: | 11.4% (87) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.2% (248,714) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Westford: | 1.4% (11) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.2% (59,121) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Westford: | 1.8% (14) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.3% (61,540) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Westford: | 11.1% (85) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.5% (120,028) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Westford: | 3.5% (27) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.5% (68,071) |
90 or more minutes:
| Westford: | 2.2% (17) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.7% (45,110) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Westford: | 75.9% (579) |
| Wisconsin: | 79.5% (2,138,832) |
Carpooled:
| Westford: | 12.2% (93) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.9% (267,471) |
Motorcycle:
| Westford: | 0.3% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.1% (1,823) |
Walked:
| Westford: | 1.6% (12) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.7% (100,301) |
Other means:
| Westford: | 1.4% (11) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (11,907) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Westford: | 86.2% (579) |
| Wisconsin: | 88.9% (2,138,832) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Westford: | 10.7% (72) |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% (217,793) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Westford: | 1.8% (12) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.3% (32,067) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Westford: | 0.3% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.4% (10,058) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Westford: | 1.0% (7) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.2% (4,267) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Westford: | 71.3% (553) |
| Wisconsin: | 70.2% (1,919,753) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Westford: | 1.5% (12) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.8% (77,876) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Westford: | 3.1% (24) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.0% (219,861) |
Local government workers:
| Westford: | 3.5% (27) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.9% (189,838) |
State government workers:
| Westford: | 4.1% (32) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.1% (111,964) |
Federal government workers:
| Westford: | 2.2% (17) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (38,990) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Westford: | 13.8% (107) |
| Wisconsin: | 6.1% (167,248) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Westford: | 0.5% (4) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (9,395) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Westford: | 70.8% (303) |
| Wisconsin: | 73.5% (1,049,603) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Westford: | 2.3% (10) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.0% (57,168) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Westford: | 0.5% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.2% (60,190) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Westford: | 2.3% (10) |
| Wisconsin: | 5.6% (79,290) |
State government workers - Males:
| Westford: | 4.0% (17) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.5% (49,348) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Westford: | 1.9% (8) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (20,325) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Westford: | 17.8% (76) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.5% (107,640) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Westford: | 0.5% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (4,929) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Westford: | 71.8% (250) |
| Wisconsin: | 66.6% (870,150) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Westford: | 0.6% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.6% (20,708) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Westford: | 6.3% (22) |
| Wisconsin: | 12.2% (159,671) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Westford: | 4.9% (17) |
| Wisconsin: | 8.5% (110,548) |
State government workers - Females:
| Westford: | 4.3% (15) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.8% (62,616) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Westford: | 2.6% (9) |
| Wisconsin: | 1.4% (18,665) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Westford: | 8.9% (31) |
| Wisconsin: | 4.6% (59,608) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Westford: | 0.6% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.3% (4,466) |