Photo: YHoshua · CC BY-SA 4.0About half of Newburgh’s working residents commute to Evansville
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. The two grades for Newburgh are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 3% work in Newburgh itself; outside it, Evansville draws the most (49%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Newburgh apart
Nearly half of Newburgh works in Evansville
747 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Evansville, 7.5 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Newburgh itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Newburgh pay little
35% of the jobs based in Newburgh pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 31% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Most Newburgh residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Newburgh
57% of Newburgh residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Newburgh pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Newburgh’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newburgh is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #124 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Newburgh’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($75,135, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newburgh could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The towns that employ Newburgh’s residents
Where Newburgh clocks in
49% of workers
10% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in Newburgh: 596 jobs
596 jobs are based in Newburgh.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newburgh, 2013 → 2023: 661 → 596. 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 Newburgh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newburgh’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Newburgh quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,472 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 552 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Newburgh on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 20 minutes each way for Newburgh’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newburgh workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,331 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Newburgh is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newburgh is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #240 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,502 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.2% of Newburgh households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newburgh’s commuters take a bus or train.
Newburgh next to U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600: 890th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 85 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 888 | Maumee Township IN | 2,757 | $71K | 4.2% | 1.8% | 4% | A− |
| 889 | Liberty Township OH | 2,464 | $113K | 9.5% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| 890 | Newburgh IN | 3,442 | $75K | 6.2% | 2.1% | 3% | A− |
| 891 | Denver PA | 3,747 | $86K | 7.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A− |
| 892 | Winneconne WI | 2,498 | $82K | 5.4% | 2.7% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Newburgh, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns next door employ 12% of Newburgh
The biggest share goes to Ohio Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newburgh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh | – | A− | B− | 20 min | $75,135 |
| Ohio Township | 10% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $92,550 |
| Anderson Township | 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $97,569 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newburgh’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 Newburgh: questions
What is the median household income in Newburgh?
$75,135 (±$15,527) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newburgh?
6.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newburgh?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newburgh work?
3% work in town.
Is Newburgh walkable?
Newburgh is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newburgh 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 Newburgh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newburgh
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.