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Jobs & commute in Newmansville Township

Most of Newmansville Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

8 jobs are based in Newmansville Township; 33 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Newmansville Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (30%, 25 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Newmansville Township on a workday

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night62
Workday37
62live here− 33head out to work+ 8come in to work= 37on a workday

About 37 people are in Newmansville Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Newmansville Township’s working residents head each day

San Jose: 1 residents work here (3%)Ashland: 1 residents work here (3%)ChandlervillePalmyra: 1 residents work here (3%)LoamiVirginia: 1 residents work here (3%)Mount Sterling: 1 residents work here (3%)Petersburg: 1 residents work here (3%)Havana: 1 residents work here (3%)Sherman: 1 residents work here (3%)Shelbyville: 1 residents work here (3%)Springfield: 10 residents work here (30%)Ashland TownshipWoodside TownshipChatham TownshipNewmansville TownshipPanther Creek TownshipSpringfieldSan JoseAshlandPalmyraVirginiaMount SterlingNewmansville Township
1
Springfield24.8 mi away
30%10
2
San Jose30.4 mi away
3%1
3
Ashland8 mi away
3%1
4
Palmyra39.3 mi away
3%1
5
Virginia10.5 mi away
3%1
6
Mount Sterling39.3 mi away
3%1
7
Petersburg9.4 mi away
3%1
8
Havana20.2 mi away
3%1
9
Sherman23.5 mi away
3%1
10
Shelbyville76.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%14
The top trips

Where Newmansville Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Newmansville Township

Jobs based in Newmansville TownshipJobs Newmansville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%15%
Trade, transport & utilities0%36%
Services: health, schools, offices0%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%33%
Over $3,333 a month63%61%

Who does it

29 or younger50%12%
30 to 5450%58%
55 and older0%30%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newmansville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Newmansville Township: about 19 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
143 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Newmansville Township19 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Newmansville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Newmansville Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 29 commuters (the 0% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Newmansville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSpringfield: 30% · 24.8 miSan Jose: 3% · 30.4 miAshland: 3% · 8 miPalmyra: 3% · 39.3 miVirginia: 3% · 10.5 miMount Sterling: 3% · 39.3 miPetersburg: 3% · 9.4 miHavana: 3% · 20.2 miSherman: 3% · 23.5 miShelbyville: 3% · 76.9 miSpringfield 30%San Jose 3%Ashland 3%Palmyra 3%Virginia 3%Newmansville Township
Newmansville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi3 residents
33%10–24 mi11 residents
30%25–50 mi10 residents
27%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 27% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Newmansville Township and its neighbors

Panther Creek Township: few work hereAshland Township: few work herePanther Creek TownshipAshland TownshipNewmansville Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Newmansville Township19 min
Panther Creek Township23 min
Ashland Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNewmansville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Newmansville Township–——19 min—
Panther Creek Townshipunder 4%——23 min—
Ashland Townshipunder 4%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Panther Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ashland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Newmansville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Newmansville Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Newmansville Township?

10.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Newmansville Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Newmansville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (30%, 25 mi), San Jose (3%, 30 mi), Ashland (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Newmansville Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Newmansville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Newmansville Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.