Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Barton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Barton itself; outside it, Cumberland draws the most (26%, 16 miles). Employers in Barton report 23 jobs, and 152 of its residents work somewhere. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Barton
On a workday 152 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Barton on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 the trip to work from Barton ends
Where Barton clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
Barton makes things: 65% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 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 Barton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Barton: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far it is to work from Barton
About 23% 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.
Barton and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | – | — | — | 27 min | $50,972 |
| Moscow | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moscow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barton’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 Barton: questions
What is the median household income in Barton?
$50,972 (±$9,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton?
14.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (26%, 16 mi), Lonaconing (6%, 3 mi), Cresaptown (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barton 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 Barton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barton
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.