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Jobs & commute in Newport

About half of Newport’s working residents commute to Bassett

0% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Nebraska. Hardly any stay in Newport for work; outside it, Bassett is the main destination (50%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Newport quiets down on a workday

On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night69
Workday42
69live here− 28head out to work+ 1come in to work= 42on a workday

About 42 people are in Newport on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.04 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 commute map

Where Newport’s working residents head each day

NewportEmerson: 1 residents work here (4%)Bassett: 14 residents work here (50%)Ainsworth: 3 residents work here (11%)Stuart: 2 residents work here (7%)O'Neill: 1 residents work here (4%)North Platte: 1 residents work here (4%)BassettAinsworthStuartEmersonO'NeillNorth PlatteNewport
1
Bassett10.7 mi away
50%14
2
Ainsworth27.2 mi away
11%3
3
Stuart9.6 mi away
7%2
4
Emerson134.5 mi away
4%1
5
O'Neill36 mi away
4%1
6
North Platte125.5 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%6
The top trips

Where Newport clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

What Newport’s employers do

1 jobs are based in Newport.

Jobs based in NewportJobs Newport residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%11%
Trade, transport & utilities100%32%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%21%
Over $3,333 a month0%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%14%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older100%36%
+0%

Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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.

Time on the road

Newport’s commute takes about 12 minutes

A year of commuting
94 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Newport12 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Newport workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Newport gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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.

How far

Where in the region Newport works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBassett: 50% · 10.7 miAinsworth: 11% · 27.2 miStuart: 7% · 9.6 miEmerson: 4% · 134.5 miO'Neill: 4% · 36 miNorth Platte: 4% · 125.5 miBassett 50%Ainsworth 11%Stuart 7%Emerson 4%O'Neill 4%Newport
NewportTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi2 residents
57%10–24 mi16 residents
21%25–50 mi6 residents
14%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Newport: questions

What is the poverty rate in Newport?

15.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Newport?

12 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Newport work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Newport 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, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Newport

Newport home →

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.