Work & commute · Newtown

Work & commute in Newtown, MO

Most working residents leave Newtown for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Milan (19%), Kirksville (7%) and Unionville (5%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14%

6 of 43 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 37 Newtown residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newtown.

37live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

36work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newtown goes to work

Milan16.2 mi away

19%8

Newtown (in town)right here

14%6

Kirksville41.8 mi away

7%3

Unionville18.6 mi away

5%2

Hannibal112.1 mi away

5%2

Morgan13.7 mi away

5%2

Rockford, IL256.9 mi away

2%1

Mount Pleasant, IA102 mi away

2%1

Richmond Heights200.2 mi away

2%1

Brookfield42.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%16

Lines 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.

14%

30%

19%

37%

14%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newtown is balanced between jobs and homes

0.98jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Newtown are

42 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

42 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Newtown residents hold

43 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+8%

Jobs based in Newtown, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 42. 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.