Barnes Lake has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 4 jobs in Barnes Lake, and 291 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Barnes Lake; the top destination outside it is Lapeer (13%, 10 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Barnes Lake
Barnes Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Barnes Lake is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Barnes Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barnes Lake has about 670 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Barnes Lake workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 291 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 49 minutes to work from Barnes Lake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnes Lake workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 444 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Who commutes out of Barnes Lake, and who commutes in
On a workday 291 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Barnes Lake on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Barnes Lake ends
Where Barnes Lake clocks in
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Barnes Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barnes Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Barnes Lake, by distance
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 2021.
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 2021, 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 Barnes Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Barnes Lake?
$79,400 (±$10,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnes Lake?
3.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnes Lake?
49 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnes Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lapeer (13%, 10 mi), Deerfield Township (7%, 1 mi), Mayfield Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Barnes Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnes Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnes Lake
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.