Photo: Ron Cogswell · CC BY 2.0Barrington Township’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 5.3% of residents, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. Barrington Township grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.2 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Barrington Township
Barrington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Barrington Township is Chicago, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (1,353) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Barrington Township draws workers from far and wide
The 11,440 jobs in Barrington Township are filled from a wide area. Barrington Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Barrington Township is where the jobs are
Barrington Township has 11,440 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The biggest group of Barrington Township’s workers comes from Chicago
862 of the people who work in Barrington Township live in Chicago, 32 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Barrington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Barrington Township fell from 16,459 in 2013 to 11,440 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Inside Barrington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barrington Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #87 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($183,663, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barrington Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How far Barrington Township goes to work
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.
Where Barrington Township’s workers come from
Where Barrington Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Barrington Township
On a workday 6,656 residents head out to work, 564 work right here, and 10,876 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Barrington Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
What the 11,440 jobs in Barrington Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barrington Township, 2013 → 2023: 16,459 → 11,440. 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 Barrington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Barrington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barrington Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,442 commuters (the 22% 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.
Barrington Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barrington Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #195 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Barrington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,015 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 10% 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 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 3.2% of Barrington Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Barrington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000, Barrington Township comes 305th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 17 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 22 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 303 | Holliston MA | 15,206 | $160K | 3.1% | 4.4% | 9% | A |
| 304 | Durham NH | 15,346 | $124K | 15.1% | 4.3% | 18% | A |
| 305 | Barrington Township IL | 16,247 | $184K | 5.3% | 4.2% | 8% | A |
| 306 | Pelham NH | 14,828 | $136K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 7% | A |
| 307 | Warwick Township PA | 19,533 | $104K | 4.9% | 2.2% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Barrington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Barrington Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hoffman Estates (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barrington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Township | – | A | A | 29 min | $183,663 |
| Palatine Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $104,916 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $99,697 |
| Hoffman Estates | 5% | A− | A− | 29 min | $106,806 |
| Dundee Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $98,089 |
| South Barrington | 2% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $221,575 |
| Inverness | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 26 min | $207,434 |
| Barrington | 5% | A+ | A | 31 min | $147,989 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barrington 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 Barrington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barrington Township?
$183,663 (±$11,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barrington Township?
5.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barrington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barrington Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (19%, 32 mi), Schaumburg (6%, 8 mi), Hoffman Estates (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barrington Township walkable?
Barrington Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barrington Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barrington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barrington 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. 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.