Newton, Pennsylvania is a small town with a population of only 1,269 people according to the 2019 census. Despite its size, Newton offers many different public transportation options for those who are looking to get around the area. The Port Jervis Line of NJ Transit runs through the town and stops at an array of surrounding towns including Matamoras and Dingman's Ferry in Pennsylvania as well as Montague in New Jersey. There are also bus routes available for those needing to go further from Newton. These buses run to places like Milford, PA, Stroudsburg and Allentown in Pennsylvania and across state lines to Poughkeepsie, NY. For those wanting to travel within Newton itself there are five different taxi services available that provide transportation within the town as well as short distances away from its boundaries.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Newton takes 20.7 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Newton get to work:
- 87.7% drive their own car alone
- 7.4% carpool with others
- 3.0% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit