Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0New Boston has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in New Boston; the top destination outside it is Aledo (18%, 13 miles). 24 jobs are based in New Boston, and 247 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from New Boston, in brief
New Boston is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in New Boston, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Boston has about 380 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many New Boston workers cross into Iowa
41% of New Boston workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Muscatine (17%) and Davenport (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
New Boston workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in New Boston by day
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in New Boston on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of New Boston to work: where people go
Where New Boston clocks in
18% of workers
17% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Each way, about 37 minutes from New Boston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Boston workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jobs in New Boston: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Boston, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 24. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Boston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region New Boston works
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around New Boston
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Boston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston | – | — | — | 37 min | $60,662 |
| New Boston Township | under 2% | D | C− | 38 min | $48,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Boston’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in New Boston: questions
What is the median household income in New Boston?
$60,662 (±$10,944) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Boston?
16.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Boston?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Boston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (18%, 13 mi), Muscatine (17%, 18 mi), Rock Island (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Boston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Boston, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Boston
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.