How Newburg Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% stay in Newburg Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (25%, 4 miles). Newburg Township has 222 jobs for 359 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Newburg Township apart on work
Newburg Township and Pittsfield trade workers both ways
Pittsfield is the top workplace for Newburg Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Newburg Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Newburg Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (17 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 359 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Newburg Township’s working residents head each day
Where Newburg Township clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Newburg Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far it is to work from Newburg Township
About 35% 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.
Who leaves Newburg Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Newburg Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Newburg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 157 → 222. 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 Newburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns next door employ 27% of Newburg Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburg Township | – | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Pittsfield Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Griggsville Township | under 2% | D− | C+ | 23 min | $43,750 |
| Pittsfield | 25% | D | B− | 17 min | $54,643 |
| Hardin Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Detroit Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Flint Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pittsfield Township: not graded. Hardin Township, Detroit Township and Flint Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsfield. Darker towns draw more of Newburg Township’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 Newburg Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Newburg Township?
37.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newburg Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newburg Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (25%, 4 mi), Springfield (10%, 60 mi), Jacksonville (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newburg Township
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.