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The most common industries in Newport are: Educational services (11.6% of civilian employees), Health care (7.1% of civilian employees), Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (6.3% of civilian employees). 80.1% of workers work in Penobscot County and 22.5% of all workers work at home. 58.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 59.0% across the entire state of Maine.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Newport, Maine was 1,754 / 1,495
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Newport, Maine was 1,754 / 1,495
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 11.6% (86) | 7.6% (33) | 17.2% (53) |
| Health care | 7.1% (53) | 4.6% (20) | 10.7% (33) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 6.3% (47) | 6.2% (27) | 6.5% (20) |
| Wood products | 4.8% (36) | 6.4% (28) | 2.6% (8) |
| Construction | 4.7% (35) | 7.3% (32) | 1.0% (3) |
| Leather and allied products | 4.4% (33) | 5.3% (23) | 3.2% (10) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.3% (32) | 1.1% (5) | 8.8% (27) |
| Public administration | 4.3% (32) | 6.2% (27) | 1.6% (5) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.6% (27) | 4.1% (18) | 2.9% (9) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 2.7% (20) | 2.8% (12) | 2.6% (8) |
| Gasoline stations | 2.6% (19) | 1.6% (7) | 3.9% (12) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.4% (18) | 2.8% (12) | 1.9% (6) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.4% (18) | 4.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.4% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 5.8% (18) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.2% (16) | 3.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.2% (16) | 1.6% (7) | 2.9% (9) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.0% (15) | 1.1% (5) | 3.2% (10) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.0% (15) | 0.9% (4) | 3.6% (11) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.9% (14) | 3.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 1.9% (14) | 2.1% (9) | 1.6% (5) |
| Paper | 1.9% (14) | 3.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.7% (13) | 3.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 1.7% (13) | 3.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.7% (13) | 3.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (12) | 1.4% (6) | 1.9% (6) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (11) | 2.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 3.6% (11) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.3% (10) | 1.1% (5) | 1.6% (5) |
| Food | 1.3% (10) | 1.4% (6) | 1.3% (4) |
| Retail florists | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (8) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (7) |
| Air transportation | 0.9% (7) | 1.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (6) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.8% (6) | 1.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (6) | 1.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (5) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.7% (5) | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.7% (5) | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (5) | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (5) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (4) |
Unemployment in Newport
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.3%Males
- 0.6%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.0%Males
- 12.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 5.3% (28) |
| Maine: | 5.1% (29,327) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Newport: | 2.0% (11) |
| Maine: | 9.8% (56,442) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 7.2% (38) |
| Maine: | 11.6% (66,662) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Newport: | 26.1% (138) |
| Maine: | 15.1% (87,057) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 2.9% (15) |
| Maine: | 13.1% (75,494) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Newport: | 2.7% (14) |
| Maine: | 10.4% (59,881) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 11.4% (60) |
| Maine: | 4.7% (27,054) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 0.2% (1) |
| Maine: | 5.2% (30,063) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 14.2% (75) |
| Maine: | 2.5% (14,157) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Newport: | 5.9% (31) |
| Maine: | 1.5% (8,531) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Newport: | 8.3% (44) |
| Maine: | 6.3% (36,317) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Newport: | 17.2% (91) |
| Maine: | 4.4% (25,248) |
<5am:
| Newport: | 5.9% (44) |
| Maine: | 4.4% (26,948) |
5:30am:
| Newport: | 5.8% (43) |
| Maine: | 3.7% (22,592) |
6am:
| Newport: | 10.1% (75) |
| Maine: | 5.2% (32,239) |
6:30am:
| Newport: | 8.4% (62) |
| Maine: | 9.4% (57,835) |
7am:
| Newport: | 8.6% (64) |
| Maine: | 11.5% (70,598) |
7:30am:
| Newport: | 14.6% (108) |
| Maine: | 14.9% (91,521) |
8am:
| Newport: | 19.8% (147) |
| Maine: | 14.4% (88,758) |
8:30am:
| Newport: | 9.4% (70) |
| Maine: | 9.0% (55,154) |
9am:
| Newport: | 2.3% (17) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (24,448) |
10am:
| Newport: | 2.0% (15) |
| Maine: | 3.8% (23,244) |
11am:
| Newport: | 0.7% (5) |
| Maine: | 1.7% (10,648) |
12pm:
| Newport: | 0.8% (6) |
| Maine: | 1.0% (5,881) |
4pm:
| Newport: | 5.5% (41) |
| Maine: | 6.9% (42,456) |
>4pm:
| Newport: | 4.6% (34) |
| Maine: | 5.8% (35,860) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 9.0% (21) |
| Maine: | 6.1% (18,409) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 4.9% (11) |
| Maine: | 11.9% (35,862) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 8.1% (19) |
| Maine: | 11.6% (34,949) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 6.8% (16) |
| Maine: | 10.8% (32,624) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 7.6% (18) |
| Maine: | 9.2% (27,736) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 5.9% (14) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (11,994) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 14.6% (35) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (17,884) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Newport: | 30.2% (71) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (12,178) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 2.3% (7) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (10,918) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 5.7% (17) |
| Maine: | 11.5% (31,713) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 44.6% (132) |
| Maine: | 15.9% (43,609) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 16.4% (48) |
| Maine: | 5.5% (15,060) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 0.3% (1) |
| Maine: | 6.5% (17,933) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 25.9% (76) |
| Maine: | 2.7% (7,375) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 4.8% (14) |
| Maine: | 1.5% (4,167) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Newport: | 4.9% (14) |
| Maine: | 4.8% (13,070) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.1%
Number of people working at home: 153 (22.5% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 153 (22.5% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.4% (43) |
| Maine: | 4.5% (25,569) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Newport: | 15.8% (153) |
| Maine: | 12.2% (69,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Newport: | 13.3% (128) |
| Maine: | 15.7% (88,937) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Newport: | 12.5% (121) |
| Maine: | 15.6% (88,789) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Newport: | 17.5% (169) |
| Maine: | 12.7% (71,866) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Newport: | 7.4% (72) |
| Maine: | 5.7% (32,512) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Newport: | 13.3% (128) |
| Maine: | 12.1% (68,435) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Newport: | 1.7% (16) |
| Maine: | 3.2% (17,909) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Newport: | 2.1% (20) |
| Maine: | 3.8% (21,688) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.6% (44) |
| Maine: | 7.6% (42,910) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Newport: | 6.2% (59) |
| Maine: | 4.8% (27,255) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Newport: | 8.9% (66) |
| Maine: | 5.6% (34,404) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Newport: | 10.6% (79) |
| Maine: | 14.1% (86,612) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Newport: | 11.3% (84) |
| Maine: | 16.0% (98,470) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Newport: | 12.7% (94) |
| Maine: | 14.9% (91,940) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Newport: | 7.1% (53) |
| Maine: | 13.1% (80,377) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Newport: | 5.9% (44) |
| Maine: | 5.1% (31,321) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Newport: | 19.9% (148) |
| Maine: | 10.4% (63,930) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.6% (34) |
| Maine: | 2.2% (13,677) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.0% (30) |
| Maine: | 2.7% (16,863) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.2% (31) |
| Maine: | 5.6% (34,475) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Newport: | 4.3% (32) |
| Maine: | 3.6% (21,933) |
90 or more minutes:
| Newport: | 4.9% (36) |
| Maine: | 2.3% (14,180) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 4.4% (24) |
| Maine: | 4.3% (12,823) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 19.6% (107) |
| Maine: | 11.7% (34,814) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 10.3% (56) |
| Maine: | 13.7% (40,860) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 12.2% (67) |
| Maine: | 15.0% (44,508) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 14.9% (81) |
| Maine: | 12.8% (38,222) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 8.1% (44) |
| Maine: | 5.1% (15,091) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 15.6% (86) |
| Maine: | 12.8% (37,981) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 2.1% (12) |
| Maine: | 3.1% (9,094) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 2.0% (11) |
| Maine: | 3.9% (11,537) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 8.4% (46) |
| Maine: | 8.7% (25,889) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Newport: | 2.8% (16) |
| Maine: | 6.2% (18,568) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 4.2% (18) |
| Maine: | 4.7% (12,746) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 12.5% (52) |
| Maine: | 12.8% (34,589) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 17.0% (71) |
| Maine: | 17.8% (48,077) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 12.9% (54) |
| Maine: | 16.4% (44,281) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 20.7% (87) |
| Maine: | 12.5% (33,644) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 6.2% (26) |
| Maine: | 6.4% (17,421) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 10.6% (44) |
| Maine: | 11.3% (30,454) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 2.0% (8) |
| Maine: | 3.8% (10,151) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 0.6% (2) |
| Maine: | 6.3% (17,021) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Newport: | 11.5% (48) |
| Maine: | 3.2% (8,687) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Newport: | 90.1% (870) |
| Maine: | 83.0% (223,192) |
Carpooled:
| Newport: | 9.1% (88) |
| Maine: | 9.8% (28,527) |
Walked:
| Newport: | 0.9% (8) |
| Maine: | 4.5% (12,423) |
Drove car alone:
| Newport: | 76.3% (566) |
| Maine: | 78.6% (483,317) |
Carpooled:
| Newport: | 15.4% (114) |
| Maine: | 11.3% (69,208) |
Walked:
| Newport: | 5.5% (41) |
| Maine: | 4.0% (24,700) |
Other means:
| Newport: | 1.3% (10) |
| Maine: | 0.7% (4,104) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Newport: | 83.8% (456) |
| Maine: | 83.4% (223,192) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Newport: | 14.6% (80) |
| Maine: | 9.0% (28,527) |
Walked - Males:
| Newport: | 1.5% (8) |
| Maine: | 4.4% (12,423) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Newport: | 98.0% (414) |
| Maine: | 82.6% (223,192) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Newport: | 2.0% (8) |
| Maine: | 10.6% (28,527) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Newport: | 88.2% (451) |
| Maine: | 89.6% (477,852) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Newport: | 9.5% (49) |
| Maine: | 8.7% (46,398) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Newport: | 2.3% (12) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (5,058) |
Drove alone:
| Newport: | 83.2% (566) |
| Maine: | 87.5% (483,317) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Newport: | 14.3% (97) |
| Maine: | 10.3% (56,707) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Newport: | 2.5% (17) |
| Maine: | 1.4% (7,855) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Newport: | 58.7% (409) |
| Maine: | 59.0% (410,614) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Newport: | 1.0% (7) |
| Maine: | 4.9% (33,852) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Newport: | 6.2% (43) |
| Maine: | 14.1% (98,133) |
Local government workers:
| Newport: | 2.7% (19) |
| Maine: | 7.4% (51,222) |
State government workers:
| Newport: | 12.7% (89) |
| Maine: | 3.9% (27,203) |
Federal government workers:
| Newport: | 16.9% (117) |
| Maine: | 2.6% (18,112) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Newport: | 1.8% (12) |
| Maine: | 8.0% (55,536) |
Employee of private company:
| Newport: | 71.0% (528) |
| Maine: | 62.7% (390,945) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Newport: | 8.6% (64) |
| Maine: | 10.2% (63,603) |
Local government workers:
| Newport: | 7.7% (57) |
| Maine: | 7.6% (47,389) |
State government workers:
| Newport: | 5.9% (44) |
| Maine: | 4.3% (26,534) |
Federal government workers:
| Newport: | 0.8% (6) |
| Maine: | 2.6% (16,465) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Newport: | 6.0% (45) |
| Maine: | 9.3% (58,153) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Newport: | 43.8% (115) |
| Maine: | 63.1% (223,624) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Newport: | 2.7% (7) |
| Maine: | 6.0% (21,191) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Newport: | 9.4% (25) |
| Maine: | 9.0% (31,812) |
State government workers - Males:
| Newport: | 33.6% (89) |
| Maine: | 3.5% (12,403) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Newport: | 5.9% (15) |
| Maine: | 3.1% (10,853) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Newport: | 4.7% (12) |
| Maine: | 9.6% (33,880) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Newport: | 67.9% (294) |
| Maine: | 54.7% (186,990) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Newport: | 4.3% (19) |
| Maine: | 19.4% (66,321) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Newport: | 4.3% (19) |
| Maine: | 9.3% (31,664) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Newport: | 23.6% (102) |
| Maine: | 2.1% (7,259) |