Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Newbury Township has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Newbury Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Newbury Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (15%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Newbury Township, in brief
Newbury Township trades workers with the towns around it
Newbury Township has about as many jobs (2,206) as working residents (2,352), but they are mostly different people: 2,112 residents leave for work each day while 1,966 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Newbury Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Newbury Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newbury Township is Cleveland, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (347) 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Newbury Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newbury Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #91 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns). 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, Newbury Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Newbury Township
On a workday 2,112 residents head out to work, 240 work right here, and 1,966 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 2023, primary jobs.
The commute from Newbury Township, by distance
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.
Commuting out of Newbury Township: the destinations
Where Newbury Township clocks in
15% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 32% of the jobs in Newbury Township
2,206 jobs are based in Newbury Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbury Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,931 → 2,206. 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 Newbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newbury Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbury Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,384 commuters (the 14% 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.
Driving is how Newbury Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newbury Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #829 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 2,761 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). 6.5% of Newbury Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newbury Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Newbury Township is 283rd of 3,582 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 281 | Hobart WA | 6,552 | $161K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 282 | Groveland Township MI | 6,274 | $106K | 4.2% | 1.6% | 4% | A |
| 283 | Newbury Township OH | 5,276 | $101K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 10% | A |
| 284 | Caernarvon Township PA | 4,600 | $119K | 6.5% | 0.6% | 9% | A |
| 285 | Fulton WI | 3,715 | $101K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Newbury Township
The biggest share goes to Munson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Township | – | A | C− | 25 min | $101,491 |
| Burton Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,780 |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 23 min | $155,515 |
| Munson Township | 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $139,205 |
| Russell Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $106,061 |
| South Russell | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $171,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newbury 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 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 Newbury Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newbury Township?
$101,491 (±$10,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbury Township?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbury Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbury Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (15%, 23 mi), Solon (4%, 12 mi), Mentor (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newbury Township walkable?
Newbury Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newbury Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbury Township
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.