Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0At 1.3%, unemployment in Newbury is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Newbury for work; outside it, New London is the main destination (12%, 7 miles). The two grades for Newbury are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Newbury is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Newbury, in brief
Many jobs in Newbury pay little
57% of the jobs based in Newbury pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Newbury
68% of Newbury residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Newbury pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Newbury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 811 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Newbury’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newbury is better than 83% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Newbury’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newbury could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Most jobs in Newbury are in services
761 jobs are based in Newbury.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbury, 2014 → 2024: 588 → 761. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Newbury: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbury workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 785 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across New Hampshire: 87% 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.
Who commutes out of Newbury, and who commutes in
On a workday 754 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 704 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Newbury work
Where Newbury clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
The commute from Newbury, by distance
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Newbury walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newbury is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Newbury near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 983 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.9% of Newbury households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Newbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newbury is 612th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 173 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 238 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 269 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 610 | Teutopolis Township IL | 2,818 | $107K | 4.0% | 2.4% | 18% | A− |
| 611 | Saline Township MI | 2,735 | $103K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 612 | Newbury NH | 2,312 | $116K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 7% | A− |
| 613 | Newark Township OH | 2,174 | $79K | 3.2% | 4.2% | <1% | A− |
| 614 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Newbury, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work next door: 21% of Newbury’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | – | A− | C | 33 min | $116,477 |
| Sutton | 5% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $130,313 |
| Bradford | 4% | B− | A− | 32 min | $108,015 |
| Sunapee | under 3% | B | C+ | 33 min | $101,393 |
| New London | 12% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $107,773 |
| Goshen | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goshen: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New London. Darker towns draw more of Newbury’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 2024, 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 Newbury: questions
What is the median household income in Newbury?
$116,477 (±$18,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbury?
3.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbury?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbury work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New London (12%, 7 mi), Concord (9%, 24 mi), Sutton (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newbury walkable?
Newbury is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newbury without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbury
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.