Riverton Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Barkhamsted has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Barkhamsted is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+). The poverty rate is 3.6% (Connecticut 10.0%). Only 5% work in Barkhamsted; the top destination outside it is Torrington (10%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Barkhamsted apart
Barkhamsted is a place people come home to
There are 501 jobs based in Barkhamsted, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barkhamsted has about 2,400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Barkhamsted
69% of Barkhamsted residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Barkhamsted pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Barkhamsted’s grade explained
Household income holds Barkhamsted’s grade up ($123,544, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barkhamsted could be anywhere from B to A.
How many people are in Barkhamsted by day
On a workday 1,719 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 408 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Barkhamsted on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
29% of the jobs in Barkhamsted make or build things
501 jobs are based in Barkhamsted.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barkhamsted, 2013 → 2023: 595 → 501. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barkhamsted’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Barkhamsted commutes to
Where Barkhamsted clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The trip to work from Barkhamsted: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barkhamsted workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,635 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Barkhamsted commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Barkhamsted, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,052 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Barkhamsted households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Barkhamsted’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Barkhamsted ranks: 1,106th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Andover CT | 3,173 | $135K | 1.8% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Bolton CT | 4,875 | $126K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 578 | Salem CT | 4,324 | $123K | 6.2% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,104 | Vandenberg AFB CA | 3,477 | $84K | 1.4% | 6.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,105 | Crawford Township OH | 4,568 | $77K | 5.8% | 0.8% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,106 | Barkhamsted CT | 3,726 | $124K | 3.6% | 6.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,107 | Catlin Township IL | 3,002 | $77K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,108 | Salem Township PA | 4,092 | $79K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Barkhamsted, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Work next door: 14% of Barkhamsted’s workers
The biggest share goes to Winchester (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barkhamsted workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkhamsted | – | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $123,544 |
| New Hartford | 3% | A | B | 30 min | $109,695 |
| Hartland | under 3% | A | D | 35 min | $113,375 |
| Winchester | 6% | C+ | A | 26 min | $66,519 |
| Granby | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $120,275 |
| Winsted | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Canton | 5% | A | B− | 29 min | $117,991 |
| New Hartford Center | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winsted and New Hartford Center: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barkhamsted’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Barkhamsted: questions
What is the median household income in Barkhamsted?
$123,544 (±$8,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barkhamsted?
3.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barkhamsted?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barkhamsted work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Torrington (10%, 11 mi), Hartford (8%, 19 mi), Winchester (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barkhamsted walkable?
Barkhamsted is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barkhamsted without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barkhamsted, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barkhamsted
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.