Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in New Baltimore have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
The two grades for New Baltimore are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.9% across Virginia. Only 3% work in New Baltimore itself; outside it, Warrenton draws the most (10%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in New Baltimore, in a few figures
New Baltimore workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
New Baltimore has added jobs fast
Jobs based in New Baltimore went from 1,659 in 2013 to 2,477 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in New Baltimore
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Baltimore is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #44 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($189,327, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). 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, New Baltimore could be anywhere from A to A+.
Time on the road from New Baltimore: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Baltimore workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,476 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% 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.
New Baltimore makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
2,477 jobs are based in New Baltimore.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Baltimore, 2013 → 2023: 1,659 → 2,477. 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 New Baltimore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in New Baltimore, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,346 residents head out to work, 178 work right here, and 2,299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,900 people are in New Baltimore on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.45 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places New Baltimore commutes to
Where New Baltimore clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
How far New Baltimore’s workers travel
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 New Baltimore, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Baltimore is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #214 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place New Baltimore 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 5,892 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). 1.7% of New Baltimore households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of New Baltimore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000, New Baltimore ranks 181st of 2,695 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Belmont VA | 9,729 | $243K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 17 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 179 | Scituate RI | 10,767 | $112K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 180 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 181 | New Baltimore VA | 11,919 | $189K | 4.1% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 182 | Bondurant IA | 9,647 | $136K | 6.2% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| 183 | Oxford CT | 13,311 | $129K | 4.0% | 2.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 New Baltimore, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
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 New Baltimore: questions
What is the median household income in New Baltimore?
$189,327 (±$12,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Baltimore?
4.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Baltimore?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Baltimore work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warrenton (10%, 4 mi), Chantilly (4%, 18 mi), Washington (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Baltimore walkable?
New Baltimore is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Baltimore without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Baltimore, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Baltimore
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.