Photo: Public domain · Public domainHouseholds in Newark earn less than those in 71% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Newark C+; getting around on foot earns it B+. Below the poverty line: 17.1% of residents, next to 13.3% across Ohio. About one in four work in Newark itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (18%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Newark
Newark trades workers with the towns around it
Newark has about as many jobs (20,174) as working residents (22,124), but they are mostly different people: 16,740 residents leave for work each day while 14,790 people come in. Only 27% of the jobs in Newark are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Newark’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newark is Columbus, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (4,003) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Where Newark’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newark is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #691 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Newark’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newark could be anywhere from C to B−.
Who leaves Newark for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16,740 residents head out to work, 5,384 work right here, and 14,790 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 (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Newark works
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Newark ends
Where Newark clocks in
18% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Newark: what the 20,174 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark, 2013 → 2023: 21,143 → 20,174. 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 Newark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Newark: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,695 commuters (the 11% 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.
Few in Newark walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newark is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #229 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Newark 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 23,331 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). 8.5% of Newark households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newark’s commuters take a bus or train.
Newark is 626th of 846 U.S. towns of 36,000 to 69,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 624 | Colton CA | 53,383 | $71K | 13.7% | 7.5% | 6% | C+ |
| 625 | La Crosse WI | 50,784 | $56K | 21.4% | 3.7% | 54% | C+ |
| 626 | Newark OH | 51,473 | $62K | 17.1% | 3.8% | 24% | C+ |
| 627 | National City CA | 57,807 | $67K | 14.6% | 6.6% | 9% | C+ |
| 628 | Berkeley Township NJ | 45,550 | $66K | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 846 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 11% of Newark
The biggest share goes to Heath (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | – | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $61,670 |
| Newark Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $78,879 |
| Granville Township | under 2% | A | A− | 23 min | $135,843 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 33 min | $87,472 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $73,061 |
| Heath | 7% | B | B | 24 min | $71,917 |
| Granville | 2% | A | A | 22 min | $124,408 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $95,347 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newark’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 Newark: questions
What is the median household income in Newark?
$61,670 (±$2,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark?
17.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (18%, 30 mi), Heath (7%, 4 mi), New Albany (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newark walkable?
Newark is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newark without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newark
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.