Work means Danville for about two in five of Newell Township’s working residents
About one in seven work in Newell Township; the top destination outside it is Danville (42%, 4 miles). For jobs and income Newell Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, Newell Township is behind 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Newell Township apart
Commutes from Newell Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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.
The four measures behind Newell Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Newell Township’s grade up (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newell Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily trip from Newell Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,130 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 many miles Newell Township commutes
About 31% 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.
Newell Township by day and by night
On a workday 5,157 residents head out to work, 746 work right here, and 3,579 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Newell Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Commuting out of Newell Township: the destinations
Where Newell Township clocks in
42% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Newell Township: 4,325 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newell Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,894 → 4,325. 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 Newell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Newell Township is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,805 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.1% of Newell Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newell Township ranks: 2,132nd of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 24 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 38 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 40 | Riverside Township IL | 16,083 | $122K | 4.5% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,130 | Falls Township OH | 11,608 | $63K | 20.1% | 4.4% | 26% | C− |
| 2,131 | Ottawa Township IL | 11,179 | $70K | 16.6% | 8.4% | 18% | C− |
| 2,132 | Newell Township IL | 13,326 | $61K | 13.7% | 7.0% | 13% | C− |
| 2,133 | Angola IN | 9,366 | $65K | 17.9% | 6.3% | 37% | C− |
| 2,134 | Sturgis MI | 10,900 | $63K | 13.4% | 8.4% | 26% | C− |
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| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Newell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
48% of Newell Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Township | – | C− | C | 16 min | $61,458 |
| Blount Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $110,451 |
| South Ross Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Danville Township | 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Danville | 42% | D | B+ | 14 min | $45,957 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Ross Township and Danville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Danville. Darker towns draw more of Newell 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 Newell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newell Township?
$61,458 (±$6,931) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newell Township?
13.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newell Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newell Township work?
13% work in town.
Is Newell Township walkable?
Newell Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newell Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newell 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.