Work and commuting in Newport
Only 4% work in Newport; the top destination outside it is St. Paul (17%, 7 miles). For jobs and income Newport is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newport at work: what stands out
Newport makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Newport are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Newport residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Newport pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Newport pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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 Newport’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Newport’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($71,979, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newport could be anywhere from C to A+.
In Newport, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,360 jobs are based in Newport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 1,429 → 1,360. 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 Newport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Newport, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,939 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 1,282 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Newport on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
The towns that employ Newport’s residents
Where Newport clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Newport
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,153 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Newport
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 of Newport commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,627 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 12.4% of Newport households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Newport’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newport ranks: 1,348th of 3,502 U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,500
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 14 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Hanover MN | 4,392 | $157K | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | West Lakeland Township MN | 3,931 | $216K | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,346 | Deale MD | 5,333 | $126K | 3.7% | 6.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,347 | Silverton OH | 4,887 | $72K | 14.2% | 2.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,348 | Newport MN | 5,525 | $72K | 9.4% | 4.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,349 | Saratoga NY | 5,859 | $101K | 6.6% | 4.2% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,350 | Wayne Township OH | 4,002 | $85K | 8.1% | 4.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,502 | 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 Newport, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work in the towns next to Newport
The biggest share goes to Woodbury (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | – | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $71,979 |
| Woodbury | 6% | A | B+ | 24 min | $125,310 |
| St. Paul Park | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 21 min | $100,642 |
| South St. Paul | under 3% | B+ | A− | 21 min | $87,994 |
| Inver Grove Heights | 2% | A | A | 22 min | $101,316 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newport’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 Newport: questions
What is the median household income in Newport?
$71,979 (±$20,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport?
9.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (17%, 7 mi), Minneapolis (10%, 15 mi), Woodbury (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newport walkable?
Newport is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newport without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport
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.