Brock Hill Schoolhouse · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0At 2.0%, unemployment in Newbury is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 70% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Newbury are C for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in ten work in Newbury; the top destination outside it is Bradford (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Newbury, in brief
A lot of Newbury workers cross into New Hampshire
22% of Newbury workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Haverhill (11%), Lebanon (6%) and Hanover (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Newbury than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Newbury fell from 875 in 2014 to 615 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 ↓
Newbury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 780 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Newbury’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newbury is better than 32% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Newbury’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newbury could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Where Newbury goes to work
Where Newbury clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
The 615 jobs based in Newbury
615 jobs are based in Newbury.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbury, 2014 → 2024: 875 → 615. 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 Newbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Newbury
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbury workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 792 commuters (the 21% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Newbury
On a workday 716 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 551 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Newbury’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Most trips from Newbury start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newbury is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,003 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 10.4% of Newbury households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Newbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,133rd of 4,995: where Newbury ranks among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 736 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 775 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 805 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,131 | New Haven NY | 3,005 | $91K | 15.6% | 5.4% | 2% | C |
| 3,132 | Wolf Township PA | 3,084 | $71K | 13.1% | 6.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,133 | Newbury VT | 2,371 | $62K | 14.0% | 2.0% | 8% | C |
| 3,134 | Berlin PA | 1,956 | $57K | 7.2% | 8.0% | 12% | C |
| 3,135 | Bells TN | 2,473 | $56K | 25.7% | 2.7% | 13% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Newbury, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Work next door: 23% of Newbury’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | – | C | B | 30 min | $62,316 |
| Wells River | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Topsham | under 2% | D | C+ | 35 min | $72,308 |
| Bradford | 12% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $108,162 |
| Ryegate | under 2% | D | C− | 28 min | $66,484 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wells River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bradford. Darker towns draw more of Newbury’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 Newbury: questions
What is the median household income in Newbury?
$62,316 (±$6,493) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbury?
14.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbury?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbury work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (12%, 8 mi), Haverhill (11%, 6 mi), Lebanon (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Newbury walkable?
Newbury is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newbury without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbury
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.