Jerry E. Dickerman House · Photo: Midatlanticyank · CC BY-SA 4.0At 9.1%, unemployment in Newport is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Newport is behind 82% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Newport are D− for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in three work in Newport itself; outside it, Derby draws the most (15%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newport at work: what stands out
Commutes from Newport are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Vermont. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Vermont worker. Time on the road ↓
Newport is where the jobs are
Newport has 3,074 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Newport and Derby trade workers both ways
Derby is the top workplace for Newport residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Newport come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Newport’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newport is better than 5% of U.S. towns, #71 of 71 in Vermont. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Newport’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newport could be anywhere from D− to C.
About 15 minutes each way, quicker than most of Vermont
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,414 commuters (the 17% 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 a workday changes Newport
On a workday 1,254 residents head out to work, 722 work right here, and 2,352 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Newport on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Newport’s workers come from
Where Newport clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 kinds of work in Newport
3,074 jobs are based in Newport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 3,546 → 3,074. 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 Newport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newport’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Newport is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newport is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #15 of 71 in Vermont. Both inputs place Newport 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 1,700 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 55% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 29% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 14.6% of Newport households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newport’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newport compares with U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 336 | Jericho VT | 5,056 | $117K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 395 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 463 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,873 | Wadesboro NC | 5,035 | $43K | 27.4% | 7.0% | 18% | D− |
| 3,874 | Mahanoy City PA | 3,539 | $38K | 35.9% | 13.3% | 6% | D− |
| 3,875 | Newport VT | 4,274 | $55K | 23.0% | 9.1% | 37% | D− |
| 3,876 | Sandersville GA | 5,397 | $50K | 18.5% | 15.4% | 33% | D− |
| 3,877 | Lawrenceville IL | 4,356 | $41K | 17.4% | 9.1% | 16% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Newport, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
The towns next door employ 17% of Newport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Derby. Darker towns draw more of Newport’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 Newport: questions
What is the median household income in Newport?
$54,646 (±$11,996) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport?
23.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport?
15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport work?
37% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derby (15%, 4 mi), Barton (4%, 12 mi), Jay (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newport walkable?
Newport is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 29% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newport
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.