With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Barrett Township works elsewhere
23 jobs are based in Barrett Township for 51 working residents. Hardly any stay in Barrett Township for work; outside it, Colby is the main destination (31%, 15 miles). For 50% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Barrett Township
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Barrett Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Barrett Township: the destinations
Where Barrett Township clocks in
31% of workers
8% 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.
87% of the jobs in Barrett Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barrett Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 23. 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 Barrett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Barrett Township
of Barrett Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 50% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Barrett Township
About 27% 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.
Barrett Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barrett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Township | – | — | — | — | $80,938 |
| Rovohl Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Mirage Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Llanos Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| East Hale Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| West Hale Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rovohl Township, Mirage Township, Llanos Township, East Hale Township, Center Township and West Hale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barrett 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 Barrett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barrett Township?
$80,938 (±$32,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barrett Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Barrett Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colby (31%, 15 mi), Brewster (8%, 12 mi), Oakley (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barrett 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 Barrett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barrett 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.