Newport has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%. 58 jobs are based in Newport, and 289 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Newport for work; outside it, Wisconsin Dells is the main destination (20%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newport: the figures worth knowing
Newport is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Newport, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newport has about 360 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newport and Wisconsin Dells trade workers both ways
Wisconsin Dells is the top workplace for Newport residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Newport come from (14% 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; with 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Newport on a workday
On a workday 287 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Newport on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where the trip to work from Newport ends
Where Newport clocks in
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.
In Newport, 52% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 58. 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.
How long Newport spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newport workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 5% 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.
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.
22% of Newport works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | – | — | — | 26 min | $86,667 |
| Wisconsin Dells | 20% | C− | A− | 22 min | $54,688 |
| Delton | 2% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $87,299 |
| Fairfield | under 2% | C+ | B | 26 min | $84,828 |
| Lewiston | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $90,852 |
| Dell Prairie | under 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $88,516 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wisconsin Dells. 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?
$86,667 (±$16,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newport?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newport?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newport work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisconsin Dells (20%, 4 mi), Lake Delton (12%, 4 mi), Madison (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newport without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.