Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Newtown (2.1%) than in 83% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 22% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Newtown grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Newtown, in brief
Newtown is where the jobs are
Newtown has 1,976 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Newtown and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Newtown residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Newtown come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Newtown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Newtown went from 1,317 in 2013 to 1,976 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
Newtown makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Newtown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Newtown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Newtown works from home
22% of Newtown workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Newtown
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newtown is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #127 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Newtown’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newtown could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Newtown by day
On a workday 1,190 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 1,919 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Newtown on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Newtown, and from where
Where Newtown clocks in
30% 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.
In Newtown, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,976 jobs are based in Newtown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newtown, 2013 → 2023: 1,317 → 1,976. 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 Newtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Newtown spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newtown workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,058 commuters (the 22% 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 Newtown
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 Newtown, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newtown is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #376 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Newtown 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 1,360 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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). 3.1% of Newtown households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newtown’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newtown ranks: 357th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 355 | Pine Beach NJ | 2,233 | $143K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 2% | A |
| 356 | Cedar Lake Township MN | 3,080 | $174K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 4% | A |
| 357 | Newtown OH | 2,684 | $99K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 5% | A |
| 358 | Brandywine Township IN | 2,476 | $127K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 359 | Queensland MD | 2,168 | $204K | 7.3% | 3.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Newtown, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Newtown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | – | A | B− | 21 min | $99,434 |
| Dry Run | under 2% | A+ | C | 25 min | $200,530 |
| Turpin Hills | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $141,346 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newtown’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 Newtown: questions
What is the median household income in Newtown?
$99,434 (±$10,783) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newtown?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newtown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newtown work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (30%, 8 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 9 mi), Forestville (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newtown walkable?
Newtown is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newtown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newtown
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.