At 1.6%, unemployment in Newton is lower than in 89% of U.S. towns
1.7% of residents are in poverty (Wisconsin 10.6%). The two grades for Newton are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 6% stay in Newton for work; outside it, Manitowoc is the main destination (32%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Newton apart on work
Newton makes and builds things
76% of the jobs based in Newton are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Newton residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 38%. The jobs ↓
Newton trades workers with the towns around it
Newton has about as many jobs (1,006) as working residents (1,045), but they are mostly different people: 980 residents leave for work each day while 941 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Newton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Newton and Manitowoc trade workers both ways
Manitowoc is the top workplace for Newton residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Newton come from (34% 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.
Jobs & income in Newton: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newton is better than 87% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; 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 unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newton could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Newton makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
1,006 jobs are based in Newton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newton, 2013 → 2023: 1,089 → 1,006. 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 Newton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Newton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 980 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 941 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Newton to work: where people go
Where Newton clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,049 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Newton commutes less than 13 miles
About 16% 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 Newton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newton is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,165 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). 0.5% of Newton households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Newton is 445th among 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 36 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 443 | Rosharon TX | 1,737 | $103K | 7.3% | 40.0% | 1% | A |
| 444 | Washington Township OH | 1,915 | $131K | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 445 | Newton WI | 2,117 | $85K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 6% | A |
| 446 | Winchester WI | 1,811 | $93K | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| 447 | Lincoln DE | 1,873 | $108K | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Newton, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 34% of Newton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | – | A | C+ | 19 min | $84,837 |
| Manitowoc | 32% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $63,757 |
| Centerville | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Liberty | under 2% | B+ | D | 20 min | $87,656 |
| Manitowoc | under 2% | B | D | 20 min | $81,734 |
| Manitowoc Rapids | 2% | A− | B | 15 min | $94,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Centerville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manitowoc. Darker towns draw more of Newton’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 Newton: questions
What is the median household income in Newton?
$84,837 (±$19,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newton?
1.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newton?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newton work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manitowoc (32%, 6 mi), Sheboygan (6%, 20 mi), Green Bay (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newton walkable?
Newton is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newton
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.