Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNewton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Employers in Newton Township report 331 jobs, against 668 working residents. Newton Township grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Newton Township apart
Newton 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. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Newton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Newton Township fell from 518 in 2014 to 331 in 2024, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 668 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Newton Township
On income, poverty and job access, Newton Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Newton Township’s grade up ($75,341, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: Newton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Newton Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
About 33 minutes to work from Newton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 750 commuters (the 2% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of Newton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton Township, 2014 → 2024: 518 → 331. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Newton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 642 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Newton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2024, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Waverly
Where Newton Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Few in Newton Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newton Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 769 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). 10.8% of Newton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Newton Township is 4,475th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,473 | Electra TX | 2,238 | $69K | 19.7% | 2.7% | 26% | C− |
| 4,474 | Noble Township OH | 1,976 | $46K | 8.6% | 3.4% | 5% | C− |
| 4,475 | Newton Township OH | 1,778 | $75K | 22.0% | 2.0% | 4% | C− |
| 4,476 | Eclectic AL | 1,256 | $50K | 14.0% | 7.2% | 4% | C− |
| 4,477 | Kremmling CO | 1,451 | $77K | 15.4% | 6.7% | 18% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Newton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Scioto Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | – | C− | C− | 33 min | $75,341 |
| Scioto Township | 4% | — | D− | 39 min | — |
| Seal Township | under 3% | D | C− | 22 min | $40,896 |
| Sunfish Township | under 3% | D | D− | 50 min | $56,653 |
| Camp Creek Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 49 min | $79,464 |
| Pebble Township | under 3% | D | D− | 31 min | $59,659 |
| Pee Pee Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 20 min | $57,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newton 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 2024, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newton Township?
$75,341 (±$51,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton Township?
22.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waverly (11%, 8 mi), Columbus (8%, 66 mi), Piketon (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newton Township walkable?
Newton Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.