Work & commute · Newton

Work & commute in Newton, IL

About one in 4 of Newton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Effingham (14%), Greenup (5%) and Robinson (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

283 of 1,150 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 867 Newton residents head out of town to work, 283 work right here, and 951 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newton.

867live here, work elsewhere

283live and work here

951work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newton goes to work

Newton (in town)right here

25%283

Effingham22.7 mi away

14%166

Greenup18 mi away

5%53

Robinson23.2 mi away

3%40

Olney18.4 mi away

3%38

Teutopolis19.6 mi away

3%29

Mattoon35.5 mi away

2%19

Charleston34.4 mi away

1%17

Chicago198.5 mi away

1%16

Dieterich12.7 mi away

1%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%476

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Newton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

28%

35%

12%

25%

28%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Newton are

1,234 jobs are based in Newton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Newton

1,234 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Newton residents hold

1,150 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+12%

Jobs based in Newton, 2013 → 2023: 1,102 → 1,234. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.