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Work & commute · Newport

Work & commute in Newport, MO

Most working residents leave Newport for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lamar (18%), Nevada (6%) and Joplin (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
1 of 177 working residents
Typical commute
26 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
13 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
18%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 176 Newport residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newport.

176live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Newport goes to work

Golden CityJasperStocktonLamarNevadaCarthageJoplinKansas CitySpringfieldGolden CityMilfordLamarNewportLamarNevadaJoplinSpringfieldGolden CityCarthageKansas CityLamarJasperStocktonNewport
1
Lamar9 mi away
18%32
2
Nevada25.6 mi away
6%11
3
Joplin37.5 mi away
6%11
4
Springfield50.7 mi away
6%11
5
Golden City9.1 mi away
5%8
6
Carthage28.3 mi away
5%8
7
Kansas City113.1 mi away
3%6
8
Lamar7.5 mi away
2%4
9
Jasper16.5 mi away
2%3
10
Stockton21.3 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%80

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

How far

How far Newport commutes

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

23%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
25%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Newport is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newport are

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

Jobs based in Newport

3 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Newport residents hold

177 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month54%
−25%

Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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.

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