Newark has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
50 jobs are based in Newark; 611 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Newark A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% work in Newark itself; outside it, Beloit draws the most (19%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newark at work: what stands out
Newark is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Newark, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newark has about 960 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newark workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 611 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Newark earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Newark is better than 81% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.1%) is left out: Newark’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, Newark could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How a workday changes Newark
On a workday 599 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Newark on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The daily trip from Newark: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 588 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Newark to work: where people go
Where Newark clocks in
19% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 48% of the jobs in Newark
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 50. 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.
Half of Newark commutes less than 16 miles
About 18% 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.
Driving is how Newark gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newark is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 667 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.2% of Newark households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newark’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newark is 538th of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 536 | Charlestown MD | 1,553 | $122K | 8.5% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 537 | Blue River Township IN | 1,470 | $104K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 538 | Newark WI | 1,516 | $96K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 539 | Hamshire TX | 1,388 | $103K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A− |
| 540 | Barbourmeade KY | 1,241 | $117K | 12.0% | 5.8% | 0% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Newark, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work in the towns next to Newark
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Beloit. 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?
$95,667 (±$7,716) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark?
4.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (19%, 9 mi), Janesville (14%, 13 mi), Madison (9%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newark walkable?
Newark is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newark without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.