Newton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Newton Township report 62 jobs, against 346 working residents. Hardly any work in Newton Township; the top destination outside it is New York Mills (23%, 2 miles). 10% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newton Township: the figures worth knowing
Newton Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Newton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newton Township has about 470 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Newton Township’s 20-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 29 minutes. Next door ↓
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; with 346 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Newton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Newton Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Newton Township goes to work
Where Newton Township clocks in
23% of workers
22% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 53% of jobs based in Newton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 62. 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 Newton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Newton Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Newton Township
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Newton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $84,583 |
| Otto Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bluffton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Homestead Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otto Township, Bluffton Township, Deer Creek Township and Homestead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Newton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newton Township?
$84,583 (±$6,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York Mills (23%, 2 mi), Perham (22%, 13 mi), Wadena (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.