Most of Newtown Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
There are 7 jobs in Newtown Township for 274 working residents. Hardly any stay in Newtown Township for work; outside it, Streator is the main destination (14%, 6 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newtown Township in brief
Newtown Township is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Newtown Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newtown Township has about 400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newtown Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Newtown Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Newtown Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
From Newtown Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newtown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 397 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where Newtown Township’s working residents head each day
Where Newtown Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
71% of the jobs in Newtown Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newtown Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 7. 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 Newtown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Newtown Township goes to work
About 28% 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.
Next door is work for 11% of Newtown Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newtown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $122,650 |
| Amity Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Reading Township | 11% | D | C− | 27 min | $54,259 |
| Sunbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amity Township and Sunbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Reading Township. Darker towns draw more of Newtown 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 Newtown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newtown Township?
$122,650 (±$72,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newtown Township?
2.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newtown Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newtown Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Streator (14%, 6 mi), Reading Township (11%, 6 mi), Bloomington (6%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newtown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newtown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newtown 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.