Most of Newton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
121 jobs are based in Newton Township, against 1,074 working residents. For jobs and income Newton Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Hardly any work in Newton Township; the top destination outside it is Battle Creek (29%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Newton Township stands out on work
Newton Township is a place people come home to
There are 121 jobs based in Newton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newton Township has about 1,800 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Newton Township works in Battle Creek
308 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Battle Creek, 8.6 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Newton Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Newton Township
The poverty rate holds Newton Township’s grade up (7.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($74,453, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newton Township could be anywhere from C to A.
How many people are in Newton Township by day
On a workday 1,066 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Newton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Newton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Newton Township clocks in
29% 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.
Goods jobs make up 37% of work in Newton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton Township, 2011 → 2021: 82 → 121. 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 Newton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Newton Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 973 commuters (the 13% 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.
Newton Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Newton Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,122 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). 2.1% of Newton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newton Township ranks: 1,667th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | 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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| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 133 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 222 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
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| 1,665 | Bell Canyon CA | 2,177 | $250K | 0.7% | 8.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,666 | Kenova WV | 2,841 | $54K | 9.0% | 0.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,667 | Newton Township MI | 2,800 | $74K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,668 | Stonewall LA | 2,716 | $57K | 9.7% | 0.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,669 | Brewster OH | 2,192 | $57K | 10.0% | 1.4% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Newton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
10% of Newton Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Emmett Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | – | B | D− | 21 min | $74,453 |
| Leroy Township | 3% | A− | C− | 20 min | $81,638 |
| Emmett Township | 7% | B+ | C− | 19 min | $79,207 |
| Fredonia Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 24 min | $80,938 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $74,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newton 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 Newton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newton Township?
$74,453 (±$20,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton Township?
7.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Battle Creek (29%, 9 mi), Emmett Township (7%, 6 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Newton Township walkable?
Newton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newton 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.