Newton Falls Covered Bridge · Photo: Carl Waite · Public domainHouseholds in Newton Falls earn less than those in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Newton Falls for work; outside it, Lordstown is the main destination (5%, 6 miles). The poverty rate is 15.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Newton Falls C−; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Newton Falls
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newton Falls is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #860 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Newton Falls’ grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($50,506, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newton Falls could be anywhere from D to B.
The daily commute in and out of Newton Falls
On a workday 1,698 residents head out to work, 189 work right here, and 950 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Newton Falls 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.
Commuting out of Newton Falls: the destinations
Where Newton Falls clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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 1,139 jobs based in Newton Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton Falls, 2013 → 2023: 1,324 → 1,139. 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 Newton Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Newton Falls, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton Falls workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,823 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.
Miles to work from Newton Falls
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.
Newton Falls is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newton Falls is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #331 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Newton Falls 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 2,039 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). 9.9% of Newton Falls households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newton Falls’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,100, Newton Falls ranks 2,992nd of 3,862 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 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Mariemont OH | 3,499 | $152K | 3.9% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Scioto Township OH | 4,169 | $159K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,990 | Crooked River Ranch OR | 5,160 | $86K | 9.4% | 8.6% | 6% | C− |
| 2,991 | Anamosa IA | 5,901 | $61K | 18.5% | 5.2% | 15% | C− |
| 2,992 | Newton Falls OH | 4,504 | $51K | 15.5% | 6.8% | 10% | C− |
| 2,993 | Goshen CA | 5,136 | $73K | 24.2% | 8.0% | 6% | C− |
| 2,994 | Smithville TX | 4,367 | $60K | 12.2% | 5.2% | 15% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,862 | 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 Newton Falls, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Newton Falls: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Falls | – | C− | B | 25 min | $50,506 |
| Braceville Township | under 3% | C | B− | 25 min | $48,875 |
| Newton Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 27 min | $62,327 |
| South Canal | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Canal: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newton Falls’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 Newton Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Newton Falls?
$50,506 (±$10,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton Falls?
15.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton Falls?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton Falls work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lordstown (5%, 6 mi), Ravenna (4%, 14 mi), Warren (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newton Falls walkable?
Newton Falls is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newton Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newton Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newton Falls
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.