Work & commute · Newport

Work & commute in Newport, VT

About one in 3 of Newport’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Derby (15%), Barton (4%) and Jay (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

722 of 1,976 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,254 Newport residents head out of town to work, 722 work right here, and 2,352 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newport.

1,254live here, work elsewhere

722live and work here

2,352work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newport goes to work

Newport (in town)right here

37%722

Derby3.8 mi away

15%292

Barton11.9 mi away

4%83

Jay14.5 mi away

3%51

Burlington59.1 mi away

3%50

Williston55.9 mi away

2%47

St. Johnsbury34.5 mi away

2%41

South Burlington58.9 mi away

2%33

Coventry3.6 mi away

2%30

Morristown34.3 mi away

1%29

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%598

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.

57%

12%

24%

57%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newport is a job hub

1.56jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newport are

3,074 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

3,074 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Newport residents hold

1,976 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−13%

Jobs based in Newport, 2013 → 2023: 3,546 → 3,074. 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.