Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Newbury’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Newbury grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. The poverty rate is 4.4%, next to 10.0% for Massachusetts as a whole. About one in ten work in Newbury itself; outside it, Newburyport draws the most (12%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Newbury
Newbury’s workforce skews older
39% of Newbury’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Newbury are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts worker, and quicker than any town next door (28 to 34 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Newbury
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newbury is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #37 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income is its strongest input ($174,868, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newbury could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Inside Newbury’s 1,611 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbury, 2013 → 2023: 1,350 → 1,611. 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 Newbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Newbury: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbury workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,966 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Newbury
On a workday 2,656 residents head out to work, 298 work right here, and 1,313 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Newbury on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
Where Newbury goes to work
Where Newbury clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
3% 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.
Newbury’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.
Most trips from Newbury start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newbury is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #234 of 283 in Massachusetts. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,776 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Newbury households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newbury is 222nd of 3,229 U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Lincoln MA | 6,925 | $175K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| 84 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Greenville Township IN | 8,014 | $121K | 2.7% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| 221 | Bright IN | 5,540 | $109K | 3.3% | 0.7% | 5% | A |
| 222 | Newbury MA | 6,895 | $175K | 4.4% | 2.3% | 10% | A |
| 223 | Lodi Township MI | 6,281 | $138K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| 224 | Summit Park UT | 8,537 | $186K | 2.2% | 3.2% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Newbury, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Work next door: 15% of Newbury’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | – | A | C+ | 24 min | $174,868 |
| Rowley | 3% | A | B− | 28 min | $132,734 |
| West Newbury | under 2% | A+ | C− | 31 min | $179,500 |
| Newburyport | 12% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $139,625 |
| Georgetown | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 34 min | $151,595 |
| Groveland | under 2% | A | C− | 33 min | $141,487 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newburyport. Darker towns draw more of Newbury’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 Newbury: questions
What is the median household income in Newbury?
$174,868 (±$58,593) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbury?
4.4%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbury?
24 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbury work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newburyport (12%, 3 mi), Boston (11%, 31 mi), Beverly (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newbury walkable?
Newbury is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbury
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.