Most of Barr Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
For 29% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. 1 jobs are based in Barr Township, against 137 working residents. Hardly any stay in Barr Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (23%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Barr Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Barr Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
The towns that employ Barr Township’s residents
Where Barr Township clocks in
23% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Barr Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barr Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 1. 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 Barr Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Barr Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barr Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 29% 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.
How many miles Barr Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Barr Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to South Palmyra Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barr Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $52,250 |
| South Palmyra Township | 5% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Scottville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Western Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rubicon Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Palmyra Township, Scottville Township, Western Mound Township and Rubicon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barr 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 Barr Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barr Township?
$52,250 (±$45,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barr Township?
38.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barr Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barr Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (23%, 36 mi), Jacksonville (10%, 24 mi), Carlinville (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barr 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 Barr Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barr 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.