Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Newark works elsewhere
83 jobs are based in Newark, and 212 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Newark itself; outside it, Lyndon draws the most (15%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newark in brief
Newark and Lyndon trade workers both ways
Lyndon is the top workplace for Newark residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Newark come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Newark workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 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; with 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Newark: the destinations
Where Newark clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
Getting to work from Newark takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Newark on a workday afternoon
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Newark on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Newark is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 83. 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 Newark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Newark
About 20% 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.
The towns around Newark
The biggest share goes to Burke (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | – | — | — | 34 min | $72,929 |
| Westmore | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| East Haven | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Brighton | under 3% | D− | A | 33 min | $47,375 |
| Burke | 4% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $87,143 |
| Sutton | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westmore, East Haven and Sutton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newark’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 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 Newark: questions
What is the median household income in Newark?
$72,929 (±$6,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark?
22.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyndon (15%, 13 mi), St. Johnsbury (14%, 19 mi), Danville (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newark without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newark
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.