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Jobs & commute in Newcastle Township

Newcastle Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Newcastle Township has 25 jobs, against 171 working residents. Only 1% stay in Newcastle Township for work; outside it, Coshocton is the main destination (9%, 16 miles). 45% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Newcastle Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

169live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night480
Workday340
480live here− 170head out to work+ 23come in to work= 340on a workday

About 340 people are in Newcastle Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.15jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 map

Where the trip to work from Newcastle Township ends

Millersburg: 4 residents work here (2%)Coshocton: 15 residents work here (9%)Mount Vernon: 7 residents work here (4%)Heath: 4 residents work here (2%)Zanesville: 13 residents work here (8%)Ontario: 4 residents work here (2%)Newark: 11 residents work here (6%)Columbus: 10 residents work here (6%)ClevelandToledoJefferson TownshipTuscarawas Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Harrison TownshipRichland TownshipUnion TownshipJackson TownshipJackson TownshipButler TownshipNewcastle TownshipBethlehem Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Tiverton TownshipPerry TownshipCoshoctonZanesvilleNewarkColumbusMount VernonMillersburgNewcastle Township
1
Coshocton15.7 mi away
9%15
2
Zanesville27.6 mi away
8%13
3
Newark24.7 mi away
6%11
4
Columbus51.9 mi away
6%10
5
Mount Vernon19.1 mi away
4%7
6
Millersburg18 mi away
2%4
7
Heath28.1 mi away
2%4
8
Ontario38.9 mi away
2%4
92%4
102%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%95
The top trips

Where Newcastle Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Newcastle Township

Jobs based in Newcastle TownshipJobs Newcastle Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%32%
Trade, transport & utilities32%22%
Services: health, schools, offices36%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less28%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%32%
Over $3,333 a month36%56%

Who does it

29 or younger44%25%
30 to 5444%58%
55 and older12%17%
+56%

Jobs based in Newcastle Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 25. 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 Newcastle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Newcastle Township, about 32 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
242 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Newcastle Township32 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
45%

of Newcastle Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Newcastle Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 74 commuters (the 45% 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.

How far

How far Newcastle Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miCoshocton: 9% · 15.7 miZanesville: 8% · 27.6 miNewark: 6% · 24.7 miColumbus: 6% · 51.9 miMount Vernon: 4% · 19.1 miMillersburg: 2% · 18 miHeath: 2% · 28.1 miOntario: 2% · 38.9 miTuscarawas Township: 2% · 16.3 miBethlehem Township: 2% · 9.3 miCoshocton 9%Zanesville 8%Newark 6%Mount Vernon 4%Newcastle Township
Newcastle TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi13 residents
47%10–24 mi80 residents
29%25–50 mi49 residents
17%Over 50 mi29 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

Around Newcastle Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Butler Township17 min
Jackson Township30 min
Jefferson Township31 min
Newcastle Township32 min
Perry Township38 min
Tiverton Township42 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNewcastle Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Newcastle Township–——32 min$42,350
Tiverton Townshipunder 3%——42 min—
Jefferson Townshipunder 3%DD31 min$49,688
Perry Townshipunder 3%——38 min—
Butler Townshipunder 3%D−B−17 min$51,086
Jackson Townshipunder 3%C−D−30 min$72,639

Same-state neighbors only. Tiverton Township and Perry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Newcastle Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Newcastle Township: questions

What is the median household income in Newcastle Township?

$42,350 (±$19,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Newcastle Township?

5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Newcastle Township?

32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 45% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Newcastle Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (9%, 16 mi), Zanesville (8%, 28 mi), Newark (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Newcastle Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Newcastle Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Newcastle Township

Newcastle Township home →

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.