Work and commuting in Newbury
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26. Only 1% work in Newbury itself; outside it, Bradford draws the most (11%, 7 miles). There are 130 jobs in Newbury; 159 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Newbury
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 128 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 (0.82 per resident).
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 Newbury to work: where people go
Where Newbury clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Newbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbury, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 130. 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 Newbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Newbury takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 150 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.
How many miles Newbury commutes
About 26% 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.
Around Newbury: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Haverhill (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | – | — | — | 30 min | $76,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Newbury: questions
What is the median household income in Newbury?
$76,250 (±$23,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbury?
9.2%, 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. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (11%, 7 mi), Newbury (11%, 4 mi), Lebanon (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newbury without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 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.