Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Newcomerstown trail those of 92% of U.S. towns
Newcomerstown grades D− for jobs and income and B for walkability. The poverty rate is 34.5% (Ohio 13.3%). 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Newcomerstown apart
Newcomerstown’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newcomerstown is better than 4% of U.S. towns, #983 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Newcomerstown’s grade up (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (21.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newcomerstown could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Commuting from Newcomerstown: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newcomerstown workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,222 commuters (the 1% 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.
Newcomerstown on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,350 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 721 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Newcomerstown on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
7% of working residents work in Oxford Township
Where Newcomerstown clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Newcomerstown
938 jobs are based in Newcomerstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newcomerstown, 2013 → 2023: 1,040 → 938. 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 Newcomerstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newcomerstown’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
In Newcomerstown, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newcomerstown is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #311 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of 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 1,239 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). 15.9% of Newcomerstown households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newcomerstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Newcomerstown next to U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,289 | Wallace NC | 3,570 | $51K | 30.4% | 8.7% | 10% | D− |
| 4,290 | Spindale NC | 4,180 | $41K | 21.8% | 12.6% | 6% | D− |
| 4,291 | Newcomerstown OH | 3,607 | $46K | 34.5% | 21.0% | 14% | D− |
| 4,292 | Onalaska TX | 3,289 | $52K | 23.7% | 9.4% | 5% | D− |
| 4,293 | Meigs Township OH | 3,811 | $60K | 21.8% | 8.6% | 10% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Newcomerstown, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Newcomerstown
The biggest share goes to Oxford Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newcomerstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomerstown | – | D− | B | 27 min | $45,588 |
| Oxford Township | 7% | D | B− | 26 min | $54,279 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | D | D− | 26 min | $53,147 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newcomerstown’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 Newcomerstown: questions
What is the median household income in Newcomerstown?
$45,588 (±$29,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newcomerstown?
34.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newcomerstown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newcomerstown work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oxford Township (7%, 1 mi), Dover (6%, 19 mi), Coshocton (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newcomerstown walkable?
Newcomerstown is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newcomerstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newcomerstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newcomerstown
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.