Work & commute · West Newton

Work & commute in West Newton, MN

Most working residents leave West Newton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Ulm (42%), Mankato (10%) and Gaylord (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 201 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 201 West Newton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Newton.

201live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Newton goes to work

New Ulm8 mi away

42%84

Mankato33.2 mi away

10%20

Gaylord20 mi away

3%7

Courtland14.1 mi away

3%7

St. Peter29.8 mi away

3%7

Minneapolis74.2 mi away

3%6

Nicollet20.6 mi away

2%4

Winthrop13.6 mi away

1%3

North Mankato30 mi away

1%3

Fairmont52.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%57

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

How far

How far West Newton commutes

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

38%

23%

17%

21%

38%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Newton is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Newton are

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

Jobs based in West Newton

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities58%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs West Newton residents hold

201 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month63%

−76%

Jobs based in West Newton, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 12. 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.