New Chester has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
New Chester has 123 jobs for 568 working residents. The two grades for New Chester are D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, New Chester is behind 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: New Chester in brief
New Chester workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
New Chester is a place people come home to
There are 123 jobs based in New Chester, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 568 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside New Chester’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, New Chester is better than 3% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides New Chester’s grade.
Unemployment (14.8%) is left out: New Chester’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, New Chester could be anywhere from D− to D.
Time on the road from New Chester: 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 Chester workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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 flow of workers through New Chester
On a workday 556 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in New Chester on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Chester
About 36% 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.
9% of working residents work in Wisconsin Dells
Where New Chester clocks in
Lines 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.
Goods, not services: 73% of the jobs in New Chester
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Chester, 2014 → 2024: 90 → 123. 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 New Chester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In New Chester, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Chester is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place New Chester 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 303 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). 1.5% of New Chester households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Chester’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where New Chester sits among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 41 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,215 | East Providence Township PA | 1,826 | $53K | 24.5% | 8.9% | 10% | D− |
| 5,216 | Richford VT | 2,316 | $57K | 19.5% | 12.1% | 22% | D− |
| 5,217 | New Chester WI | 2,002 | $49K | 25.7% | 14.8% | 2% | D− |
| 5,218 | Manchester KY | 1,411 | $24K | 41.1% | 9.5% | 20% | D− |
| 5,219 | Belzoni MS | 1,719 | $34K | 18.8% | 9.4% | 12% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 New Chester, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
The towns around New Chester
The biggest share goes to Westfield (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Chester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Chester | – | D− | D− | 37 min | $49,028 |
| Westfield | 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Easton | under 3% | D | D− | 41 min | $54,405 |
| Jackson | under 3% | D | C− | 36 min | $59,500 |
| Lincoln | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westfield and Lincoln: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Chester’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 New Chester: questions
What is the median household income in New Chester?
$49,028 (±$5,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Chester?
25.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Chester?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Chester work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Dells (9%, 16 mi), Lake Delton (7%, 19 mi), Portage (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Chester walkable?
New Chester is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Chester without a car?
0% 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 Chester, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Chester
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.