Photo: Linda Tanner · CC BY 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Newport Township works elsewhere
Newport Township has 333 jobs; 707 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Newport Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). 1% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Newport Township, in brief
Newport Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Newport Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 707 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Newport Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Newport Township’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newport Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,121 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.
Newport Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 680 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 306 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Newport Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Newport Township commutes to
Where Newport Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Newport Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport Township, 2013 → 2023: 286 → 333. 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 Newport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Newport Township
About 24% 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.
The commute in Newport Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,131 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). 3.5% of Newport Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newport Township ranks: 2,503rd of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,501 | Schofield WI | 2,311 | $66K | 8.0% | 5.5% | 11% | B− |
| 2,502 | Pulaski Township MI | 1,879 | $77K | 8.1% | 2.3% | <1% | B− |
| 2,503 | Newport Township OH | 1,893 | $82K | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,504 | Thompson Township OH | 1,371 | $80K | 9.1% | 8.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,505 | Cerro Gordo IL | 1,312 | $78K | 11.0% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Newport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Newport Township
The biggest share goes to Marietta Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | – | B− | C− | 33 min | $82,078 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Marietta Township | 6% | D | C− | 18 min | $55,765 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lawrence Township: not graded. Independence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newport 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 Newport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newport Township?
$82,078 (±$8,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport Township?
5.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (20%, 8 mi), Marietta Township (6%, 5 mi), Warren Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newport Township walkable?
Newport Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport 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.