Work & commute · Newtown
Work & commute in Newtown, IL
Most working residents leave Newtown for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Streator (14%), Reading (11%) and Bloomington (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
0%1 of 274 working residents
Typical commute
24 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
33 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 273 Newtown residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newtown.
273live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Newtown goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%1347
Newtown (in town)right here
14%1Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Newtown commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
28%
23%
21%
28%
28%Under 10 mi
23%10–24 mi
21%25–50 mi
28%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Newtown is a commuter town
0.03jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Newtown are
7 jobs are based in Newtown. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Newtown
7 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%
Over $3,333 a month71%
Jobs Newtown residents hold
274 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month60%