Work & commute · Newport

Work & commute in Newport, RI

About one in 3 of Newport’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Middletown (13%), Providence (7%) and Warwick (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

2,867 of 8,970 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,103 Newport residents head out of town to work, 2,867 work right here, and 7,964 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newport.

6,103live here, work elsewhere

2,867live and work here

7,964work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newport goes to work

Newport (in town)right here

32%2,867

Middletown3.5 mi away

13%1,163

Providence23.8 mi away

7%599

Warwick15.8 mi away

4%335

Portsmouth10.2 mi away

4%325

Boston, MA60.8 mi away

3%255

North Kingstown8.7 mi away

2%222

Cranston21.3 mi away

2%197

South Kingstown12.5 mi away

2%191

Pawtucket27.1 mi away

2%142

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%2,674

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.

52%

25%

12%

52%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newport is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Newport are

10,831 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

10,831 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Newport residents hold

8,970 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−5%

Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 11,374 → 10,831. 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.