Work & commute · Newton

Work & commute in Newton, NC

Most working residents leave Newton for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Hickory (20%), Conover (8%) and Charlotte (8%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

707 of 5,718 working residents

Typical commute

9 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 5,011 Newton residents head out of town to work, 707 work right here, and 8,974 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newton.

5,011live here, work elsewhere

707live and work here

8,974work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newton goes to work

Hickory7.2 mi away

20%1,137

Newton (in town)right here

12%707

Conover3.8 mi away

8%486

Charlotte38.6 mi away

8%436

Claremont5.4 mi away

4%237

Maiden4.6 mi away

3%171

Statesville21.9 mi away

2%121

Mooresville23.3 mi away

1%78

Raleigh145.8 mi away

1%75

Long View9.6 mi away

1%67

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%2,203

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

How far

How far Newton commutes

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

54%

18%

16%

12%

54%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newton is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Newton are

9,681 jobs are based in Newton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Newton

9,681 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Newton residents hold

5,718 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+23%

Jobs based in Newton, 2013 → 2023: 7,875 → 9,681. 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.