Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Newport trail those of 69% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Newport for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (8%, 19 miles). 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. The two grades for Newport are C+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newport: the figures worth knowing
Newport workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Newport than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Newport fell from 593 in 2014 to 414 in 2024, −30%. 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 ↓
Many jobs in Newport pay little
28% of the jobs based in Newport pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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 631 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Newport
On income, poverty and job access, Newport is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Newport’s grade up (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($62,944, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: Newport’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Newport could be anywhere from C to B−.
Time on the road from Newport: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 739 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Inside Newport’s 414 jobs
414 jobs are based in Newport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport, 2014 → 2024: 593 → 414. 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 Newport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Newport by day
On a workday 602 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 385 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Newport on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Newport commutes to
Where Newport clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Newport
About 18% 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.
Newport is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newport is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 822 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). 9.8% of Newport households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newport’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newport ranks: 2,628th of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,626 | Oakfield NY | 1,794 | $70K | 14.1% | 5.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,627 | Byng OK | 1,414 | $76K | 7.7% | 5.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,628 | Newport PA | 1,511 | $63K | 10.5% | 4.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,629 | Braddock Hills PA | 1,650 | $40K | 14.2% | 1.3% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,630 | Ashfield MA | 1,680 | $81K | 9.1% | 3.8% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | 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 Newport, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Newport compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oliver Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | – | C+ | A | 36 min | $62,944 |
| Oliver Township | 3% | B | C | 28 min | $91,250 |
| Howe Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Howe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newport’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 Newport: questions
What is the median household income in Newport?
$62,944 (±$5,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport?
10.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (8%, 19 mi), Hampden Township (6%, 17 mi), Susquehanna Township (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newport walkable?
Newport is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newport 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 Newport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport
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.