Newfield has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Home is the office for 7% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. 304 jobs are based in Newfield, against 1,047 working residents. For jobs and income Newfield is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Newfield apart
Newfield and Vineland trade workers both ways
Vineland is the top workplace for Newfield residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Newfield come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Newfield is a place people come home to
There are 304 jobs based in Newfield, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newfield has about 1,100 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Newfield
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Newfield’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newfield could be anywhere from A− to A+.
19% of working residents work in Vineland
Where Newfield clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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.
Who works in Newfield, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,030 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 287 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Newfield on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The kinds of work in Newfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newfield, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 304. 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 Newfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Newfield
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newfield workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 909 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Newfield’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Newfield, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 981 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of Newfield households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
256th of 5,656: where Newfield ranks among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Oldmans Township NJ | 1,954 | $113K | 3.2% | 11.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 254 | Mapleton Township SD | 2,063 | $111K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 256 | Newfield NJ | 1,823 | $104K | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 257 | Baldwin Township PA | 1,896 | $90K | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A |
| 258 | Arbury Hills IL | 1,519 | $99K | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Newfield, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Newfield and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield | – | A | B− | 28 min | $104,107 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | B+ | C | 29 min | $110,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newfield’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 Newfield: questions
What is the median household income in Newfield?
$104,107 (±$13,227) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newfield?
4.8%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newfield?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newfield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vineland (19%, 6 mi), Philadelphia (6%, 32 mi), Franklin Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newfield walkable?
Newfield is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 11.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newfield
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. 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.