Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Newman works elsewhere
Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Newman has 146 jobs, against 317 working residents. Only 6% work in Newman; the top destination outside it is Champaign (11%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newman, in a few figures
Newman’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newman is Champaign, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Newman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Newman workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Newman commutes less than 26 miles
About 25% 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.
Getting to work from Newman takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newman workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 commuters (the 2% 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.
Newman quiets down on a workday
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Newman on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The places Newman commutes to
Where Newman clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Newman are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newman, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 146. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Newman?
$75,373 (±$11,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newman?
11.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newman?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newman work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (11%, 27 mi), Urbana (8%, 24 mi), Arcola (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newman 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 Newman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newman
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.