Work & commute · Newbern

Work & commute in Newbern, IN

Most working residents leave Newbern for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (49%), Seymour (4%) and Lawrence (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 166 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

28%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 164 Newbern residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newbern.

164live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

96work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newbern goes to work

Columbus9.7 mi away

49%82

Seymour21.5 mi away

4%7

Lawrence46.1 mi away

3%5

Greensburg15.3 mi away

2%4

Franklin24.2 mi away

2%4

Hope4.5 mi away

2%3

Shelbyville21.5 mi away

2%3

Washington49 mi away

2%3

Edinburgh14.2 mi away

1%2

Madison37.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%51

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

How far

How far Newbern commutes

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

40%

29%

13%

17%

40%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newbern is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Newbern are

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

Jobs based in Newbern

98 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)90%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)5%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month76%

Jobs Newbern residents hold

166 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+308%

Jobs based in Newbern, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 98. 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.