Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Newman Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 7% work in Newman Township itself; outside it, Champaign draws the most (10%, 24 miles). Newman Township has 170 jobs, against 407 working residents. At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Newman Township: the gist
Newman Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newman Township is Champaign, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Newman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 27 minutes). 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 407 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Newman Township
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.
About 36 minutes to work from Newman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 417 commuters (the 5% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Newman Township
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Newman Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where Newman Township’s working residents head each day
Where Newman Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Newman Township: what the 170 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newman Township, 2013 → 2023: 132 → 170. 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 Newman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newman Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $76,175 |
| Murdock Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Young America Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sargent Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Murdock Township, Young America Township and Sargent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newman 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 Newman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newman Township?
$76,175 (±$3,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newman Township?
9.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newman Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newman Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (10%, 24 mi), Urbana (8%, 22 mi), Newman (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newman 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.