Barnett Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Barnett Township report 26 jobs, and 137 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Barnett Township for work; outside it, Clinton is the main destination (22%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Barnett Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Barnett Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Barnett Township goes to work
Where Barnett Township clocks in
22% of workers
5% 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.
What Barnett Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barnett Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 26. 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 Barnett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Barnett Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnett Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Barnett Township
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Barnett Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clintonia Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barnett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $107,188 |
| Waynesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Oran Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clintonia Township | 4% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $65,123 |
| Wapella Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Tunbridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waynesville Township, Oran Township and Tunbridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wapella Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barnett Township’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 Barnett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barnett Township?
$107,188 (±$38,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnett Township?
5.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnett Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnett Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (22%, 7 mi), Decatur (12%, 24 mi), Springfield (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barnett Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnett Township
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.