At 12.6%, unemployment in New Burlington is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
31% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. The two grades for New Burlington are C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 1% work in New Burlington; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in New Burlington: the gist
Jobs in New Burlington have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in New Burlington went from 1,613 in 2014 to 3,243 in 2024, +101%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in New Burlington
31% of New Burlington workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
New Burlington and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for New Burlington residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in New Burlington come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
New Burlington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 25 minutes). 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind New Burlington’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Burlington is better than 39% of U.S. towns, #731 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds New Burlington’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Burlington could be anywhere from C− to A.
Inside New Burlington’s 3,243 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Burlington, 2014 → 2024: 1,613 → 3,243. 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 New Burlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from New Burlington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Burlington workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,448 commuters (the 31% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The towns that employ New Burlington’s residents
Where New Burlington clocks in
24% 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.
New Burlington by day and by night
On a workday 2,197 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 3,210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in New Burlington on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 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.
The commute from New Burlington, by distance
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.
New Burlington is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Burlington is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #691 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,104 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% 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 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 17.9% of New Burlington households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of New Burlington’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Burlington next to U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300: 2,291st of 3,541 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,289 | Woodruff SC | 6,026 | $71K | 14.2% | 4.8% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,290 | Marquette Township MI | 4,196 | $58K | 10.5% | 3.0% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,291 | New Burlington OH | 5,426 | $73K | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,292 | Manitou Springs CO | 4,577 | $85K | 11.2% | 11.8% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,293 | Byron GA | 6,567 | $86K | 10.1% | 9.4% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 New Burlington, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
New Burlington and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Forest Park (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Burlington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Burlington | – | C+ | C | 28 min | $72,733 |
| Greenhills | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $70,250 |
| Forest Park | 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $75,956 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,103 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Burlington’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 New Burlington: questions
What is the median household income in New Burlington?
$72,733 (±$18,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Burlington?
12.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Burlington?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Burlington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (24%, 9 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 9 mi), Fairfield (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Burlington walkable?
New Burlington is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Burlington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Burlington, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Burlington
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.