Commuting out is the norm in Newton Township: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s average trip to work is 24 minutes, below Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Erie (10%), Moline (6%) and East Moline (6%).

1%work in town

	Newton Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	24 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Newton Township1%

Erie10%

Moline6%

East Moline6%

Clinton5%

22 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Newton Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here37 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Newton Township Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 22 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Newton Township

Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. The seasons in Newton Township: cold, snowy winters, warm summers.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–33°

Spring39–60°

Summer62–82°

Fall42–62°

Oct 16

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 14°Rain & snow32″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Newton Township is

In Newton Township, 19% of adults binge drink. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of adults feel lonely here, below both the Illinois town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%).

	Newton Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	31%	33%	33%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	11%	13%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Illinois

6 better21 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Newton Township	IL
Fewer uninsured adults	7%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	11.3%	15.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	13.6%	10.3%

Mercyone Clinton Medical Center

10.5 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.5 miles to an ER · Mercyone Clinton Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Newton Township, with inland flooding at the top

On expected storm and flood damage, Newton Township sits below nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 14%.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters12 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors