Newark Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Michigan 14%). Employers in Newark Township report 191 jobs, against 366 working residents. Jobs and income earn Newark Township B; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Newark Township
Newark Township and Ithaca trade workers both ways
Ithaca is the top workplace for Newark Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Newark Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Newark Township’s 20-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 23 to 37 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Newark Township
On income, poverty and job access, Newark Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Newark Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: Newark Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Newark Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
19% of working residents work in Ithaca
Where Newark Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
Who leaves Newark Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Newark Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Making and building: 68% of jobs based in Newark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark Township, 2011 → 2021: 85 → 191. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Newark Township spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 518 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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 Newark Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Newark Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newark Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 545 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). 2.6% of Newark Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newark Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newark Township is 1,004th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
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| 1,002 | High Rolls NM | 1,313 | $86K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,003 | Eagle Township KS | 1,251 | $72K | 9.1% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,004 | Newark Township MI | 1,113 | $75K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,005 | Gibraltar WI | 1,288 | $104K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 20% | B |
| 1,006 | Redfield AR | 1,492 | $72K | 8.3% | 3.0% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Newark Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 19% of Newark Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Township | – | B | C+ | 20 min | $74,750 |
| New Haven Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 23 min | $70,192 |
| Ithaca | 19% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $63,109 |
| Fulton Township | under 2% | B− | D | 37 min | $84,934 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ithaca. Darker towns draw more of Newark 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 2021, 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 Newark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newark Township?
$74,750 (±$28,055) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark Township?
1.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ithaca (19%, 5 mi), Alma (13%, 10 mi), St. Louis (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Newark Township walkable?
Newark Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newark Township 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 Newark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newark Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.