Newbern Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9 jobs are based in Newbern Township, against 135 working residents. Hardly any stay in Newbern Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (27%, 22 miles). 3% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Newbern Township
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Newbern Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Newbern Township ends
Where Newbern Township clocks in
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Newbern Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbern Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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 Newbern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newbern Township’s commute takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbern Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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.
How far it is to work from Newbern Township
About 22% 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.
Newbern Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbern Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $64,632 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Garfield Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Grant Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newbern 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 Newbern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newbern Township?
$64,632 (±$24,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbern Township?
2.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbern Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbern Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (27%, 22 mi), Abilene (13%, 7 mi), Solomon (12%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newbern 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 Newbern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbern 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.