Barrelville has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Barrelville has 7 jobs for 15 working residents. Hardly any stay in Barrelville for work; outside it, Cumberland is the main destination (13%, 6 miles). For 20% of workers, the job is at home (Maryland 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Barrelville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Barrelville on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Out of Barrelville to work: where people go
Where Barrelville clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
100% of the jobs in Barrelville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barrelville, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 7. 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 Barrelville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Barrelville
of Barrelville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Barrelville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Barrelville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Barrelville?
2.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Barrelville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (13%, 6 mi), La Vale (13%, 2 mi), Grantsville (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barrelville 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 Barrelville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barrelville
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.