Photo: Smallbones · Public domainA job hub: Newtown Township has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 13,382 people come in to work
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. There are 14,002 jobs in Newtown Township for 6,563 working residents. Jobs and income earn Newtown Township A+; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newtown Township in brief
Newtown Township is where the jobs are
Newtown Township has 14,002 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 23,000 people are in town, 48% more than the 15,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Newtown Township
30% of Newtown Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Newtown Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Newtown Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Newtown Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Newtown Township pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Newtown Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Newtown Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,002 jobs in Newtown Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 34%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Newtown Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newtown Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #38 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Newtown Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newtown Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Newtown Township by day and by night
On a workday 5,943 residents head out to work and 620 work right here.
About 23,000 people are in Newtown Township on a workday afternoon, 48% more 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.
Getting to work from Newtown Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newtown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,133 commuters (the 30% 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.
Where Newtown Township’s workers come from
Where Newtown Township clocks in
17% of workers
5% 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.
Newtown Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newtown Township, 2014 → 2024: 10,700 → 14,002. 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 Newtown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Newtown Township, by distance
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Newtown Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newtown Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #312 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 7,354 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% 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 7.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 8.0% of Newtown Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Newtown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newtown Township is 94th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 31 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 92 | Ramsey NJ | 14,925 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 93 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 94 | Newtown Township PA | 15,438 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.3% | 9% | A+ |
| 95 | Linthicum MD | 11,313 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 96 | Greenwood Village CO | 15,323 | $149K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Newtown Township
The biggest share goes to Radnor Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newtown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Township | – | A+ | A− | 25 min | $121,350 |
| Willistown Township | under 3% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $187,466 |
| Edgmont Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $136,964 |
| Radnor Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 24 min | $164,359 |
| Marple Township | 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $123,844 |
| Easttown Township | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $214,861 |
| Upper Providence Township | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $150,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newtown 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 Newtown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newtown Township?
$121,350 (±$25,626) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newtown Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newtown Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newtown Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 15 mi), Tredyffrin Township (5%, 6 mi), Lower Merion Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newtown Township walkable?
Newtown Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newtown Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newtown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newtown 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.