Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Newberg top those of 71% of U.S. towns
7.1% of residents are in poverty, against 11.9% across Oregon. For jobs and income Newberg is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (A+). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Newberg
Newberg trades workers with the towns around it
Newberg has about as many jobs (9,828) as working residents (10,633), but they are mostly different people: 8,503 residents leave for work each day while 7,698 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Newberg are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Newberg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Oregon. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The figures behind Newberg’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($93,232, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newberg could be anywhere from B to A.
A workday in Newberg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 8,503 residents head out to work, 2,130 work right here, and 7,698 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
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 daily trip from Newberg: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newberg workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,739 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Oregon: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
9% of working residents work in Portland
Where Newberg clocks in
7% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Newberg
9,828 jobs are based in Newberg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newberg, 2013 → 2023: 7,563 → 9,828. 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 Newberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Newberg commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Newberg
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,756 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 67% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% 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). 8.7% of Newberg households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newberg’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newberg is 678th of 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Bethany OR | 33,106 | $168K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 303 | Sherwood OR | 20,535 | $110K | 4.3% | 3.5% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | West Linn OR | 26,567 | $147K | 5.5% | 4.3% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 676 | DeWitt NY | 25,487 | $92K | 8.8% | 4.1% | 20% | B+ |
| 677 | Temple City CA | 35,125 | $104K | 8.7% | 6.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 678 | Newberg OR | 26,896 | $93K | 7.1% | 3.9% | 20% | B+ |
| 679 | Rockford Township KS | 24,796 | $87K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 13% | B+ |
| 680 | Elmwood Park IL | 23,675 | $92K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Newberg, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
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 Newberg: questions
What is the median household income in Newberg?
$93,232 (±$5,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newberg?
7.1%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newberg?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newberg work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (9%, 22 mi), Tualatin (7%, 10 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newberg walkable?
Newberg is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.8 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newberg without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 67% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newberg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newberg
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.