Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNewton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 201 jobs in Newton Township, against 1,478 working residents. Jobs and income earn Newton Township B; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% work in Newton Township; the top destination outside it is Newark (22%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newton Township: the figures worth knowing
Newton Township is a place people come home to
There are 201 jobs based in Newton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newton Township has about 2,000 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newton Township and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Newton Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Newton Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The figures behind Newton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newton Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #549 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Newton Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newton Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who works in Newton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,455 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Newton Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where Newton Township goes to work
Where Newton Township clocks in
22% of workers
16% 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.
Jobs in Newton Township: what the 201 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton Township, 2013 → 2023: 201 → 201. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Newton Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 984 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Newton Township
About 15% 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.
For most of Newton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newton Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #865 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Newton Township 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 1,220 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% 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.
1,914th of 4,453: where Newton Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,912 | West Monroe NY | 4,090 | $91K | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,913 | Twin Township OH | 3,378 | $58K | 5.6% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,914 | Newton Township OH | 3,230 | $73K | 15.9% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,915 | Raccoon Township PA | 2,737 | $85K | 5.7% | 7.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,916 | East Sonora CA | 2,651 | $78K | 11.6% | 0.7% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Newton Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | – | B | D | 22 min | $73,061 |
| Newark | 22% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $61,670 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 33 min | $82,857 |
| Newark Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $78,879 |
| Mary Ann Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,455 |
| McKean Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 31 min | $99,706 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newark. 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 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newton Township?
$73,061 (±$13,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton Township?
15.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (22%, 5 mi), Columbus (16%, 32 mi), Heath (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newton Township walkable?
Newton Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 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 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.