Photo: Public domain · Public domainNewark Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Newark Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. There are 143 jobs in Newark Township; 988 of its residents have a job. For 22% of workers, the job is at home; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Newark Township
Newark Township and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Newark Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Newark Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Newark Township is a place people come home to
There are 143 jobs based in Newark Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newark Township has about 1,300 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Newark Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (22 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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 988 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Newark Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Newark Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,879, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: Newark Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Newark Township could be anywhere from B to A.
25% of working residents work in Newark
Where Newark Township clocks in
25% of workers
18% of workers
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.
The daily commute in and out of Newark Township
On a workday 987 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Newark Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 41% of the jobs in Newark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark Township, 2014 → 2024: 160 → 143. 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 Newark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Newark Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 675 commuters (the 22% 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.
Miles to work from Newark Township
About 16% 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.
Most of Newark Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newark Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. 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 870 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.1% of Newark Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newark Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Newark Township ranks 601st of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 599 | Saline Township MI | 2,735 | $103K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 600 | Newbury NH | 2,312 | $116K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 7% | A− |
| 601 | Newark Township OH | 2,174 | $79K | 3.2% | 4.2% | <1% | A− |
| 602 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 603 | Brush Prairie WA | 2,526 | $123K | 3.3% | 4.8% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 Newark Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 27% of Newark Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Newark (25%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Township | – | A− | C | 27 min | $78,879 |
| Newark | 25% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $61,670 |
| Granville Township | under 2% | A | A− | 23 min | $135,843 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $73,061 |
| Granville | 2% | A | A | 22 min | $124,408 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newark 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 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 Newark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newark Township?
$78,879 (±$17,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark Township?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (25%, 2 mi), Columbus (18%, 29 mi), Heath (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newark Township walkable?
Newark Township 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 Newark Township 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 Newark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newark Township
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.