Work & commute · North Newton

Work & commute in North Newton, KS

Most working residents leave North Newton for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Newton (29%), Wichita (22%) and Hesston (9%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

41 of 691 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 650 North Newton residents head out of town to work, 41 work right here, and 885 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Newton.

650live here, work elsewhere

41live and work here

885work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Newton goes to work

Newton2.8 mi away

29%203

Wichita26.8 mi away

22%152

Hesston6.2 mi away

9%59

North Newton (in town)right here

6%41

Hutchinson30.6 mi away

3%21

Derby36.1 mi away

2%11

Topeka111 mi away

1%10

Overland Park154.2 mi away

1%8

Moundridge12.6 mi away

1%7

McPherson26.6 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%172

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

How far

How far North Newton commutes

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

46%

12%

27%

15%

46%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Newton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.34jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North Newton are

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

Jobs based in North Newton

926 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs North Newton residents hold

691 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+1262%

Jobs based in North Newton, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 926. 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.