Newport Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Newport Township; the top destination outside it is Lamar (18%, 9 miles). Newport Township has 3 jobs, and 177 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 13 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newport Township by day and by night
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Newport Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 people from Newport Township work
Where Newport Township clocks in
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.
100% of the jobs in Newport Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Missouri
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Newport Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
The towns around Newport Township
The biggest share goes to Lamar Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | – | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Milford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Golden City Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lamar Township | 2% | D | D | 20 min | $56,926 |
Same-state neighbors only. Milford Township and Golden City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newport 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 Newport Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Newport Township?
11.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (18%, 9 mi), Nevada (6%, 26 mi), Joplin (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport 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.