Newry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Newry Township report 90 jobs for 206 working residents. Only 3% work in Newry Township itself; outside it, Albert Lea draws the most (18%, 16 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Newry Township, in brief
Getting to work from Newry Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newry Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 7% 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.
A workday in Newry Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Newry Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Newry Township goes to work
Where Newry Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
94% of the jobs in Newry Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newry Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 90. 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 Newry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Newry Township
About 20% 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.
Next door to Newry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newry Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $93,750 |
| Geneva Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Moscow Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Udolpho Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Geneva Township, Moscow Township and Udolpho Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newry 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 Newry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newry Township?
$93,750 (±$15,334) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newry Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newry Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newry Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (18%, 16 mi), Austin (13%, 12 mi), Owatonna (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newry 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 Newry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newry 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.