Unemployment in Newbold (0.2%) is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 21 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Newbold is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). Only 4% work in Newbold itself; outside it, Rhinelander draws the most (30%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newbold in brief
Newbold and Rhinelander trade workers both ways
Rhinelander is the top workplace for Newbold residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Newbold come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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 ↓
Newbold empties out on a workday
About 2,000 people are in Newbold on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 2,900 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 350 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Newbold
Unemployment holds Newbold’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newbold could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Out of Newbold to work: where people go
Where Newbold clocks in
30% of workers
4% 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.
How far it is to work from Newbold
About 39% 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.
Who leaves Newbold for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,201 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 354 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Newbold on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.32 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Making and building: 34% of jobs based in Newbold
402 jobs are based in Newbold.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newbold, 2013 → 2023: 290 → 402. 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 Newbold’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Newbold: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newbold workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,134 commuters (the 13% 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.
Most of Newbold commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,299 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). 2.0% of Newbold households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newbold’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,462nd of 4,882: where Newbold ranks among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Center WI | 3,706 | $115K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,460 | Alaiedon Township MI | 2,933 | $94K | 7.4% | 5.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,461 | Congress Township OH | 3,006 | $85K | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,462 | Newbold WI | 2,869 | $76K | 5.0% | 0.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,463 | El Cerro NM | 2,923 | $106K | 5.9% | 4.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,464 | Denver NC | 2,497 | $66K | 6.0% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Newbold, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 32% of Newbold’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newbold workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold | – | B+ | C | 21 min | $75,847 |
| Lake Tomahawk | under 2% | C | C− | 24 min | $70,278 |
| Pine Lake | under 2% | B | B | 16 min | $83,611 |
| St. Germain | under 2% | C− | C | 18 min | $62,875 |
| Sugar Camp | 2% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $79,250 |
| Rhinelander | 30% | C+ | A | 16 min | $51,421 |
| Crescent | under 2% | B | C+ | 32 min | $84,199 |
| Woodruff | under 2% | B− | A− | 19 min | $81,827 |
| Cassian | under 2% | C | D | 33 min | $79,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rhinelander. Darker towns draw more of Newbold’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 Newbold: questions
What is the median household income in Newbold?
$75,847 (±$12,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newbold?
5.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newbold?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newbold work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rhinelander (30%, 10 mi), Minocqua (4%, 19 mi), Eagle River (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newbold walkable?
Newbold is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newbold 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 Newbold, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newbold
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.