Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Newton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Newton report 35 jobs, and 427 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Newton for work; outside it, Logan is the main destination (22%, 11 miles). 10% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Utah as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newton in brief
Newton is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Newton, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newton has about 450 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newton and Logan trade workers both ways
Logan is the top workplace for Newton residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Newton come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 427 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Newton
On a workday 426 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Newton on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Out of Newton to work: where people go
Where Newton clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Where in the region Newton works
About 30% 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.
Newton makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 35. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, about the UT average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Newton?
$81,000 (±$17,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton?
4.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (22%, 11 mi), North Logan (9%, 11 mi), Smithfield (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newton
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.