Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Barton Hills
For 33% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Hardly any work in Barton Hills; the top destination outside it is Ann Arbor (32%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Barton Hills on a workday
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
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 Barton Hills ends
Where Barton Hills clocks in
32% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Barton Hills
136 jobs are based in Barton Hills.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton Hills, 2011 → 2021: 111 → 136. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barton Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Barton Hills, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton Hills workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 33% 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.
Miles to work from Barton Hills
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.
The towns next door employ 38% of Barton Hills
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barton Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Hills | – | — | — | 21 min | $250,000+ |
| Ann Arbor | 32% | A | A+ | 20 min | $82,212 |
| Ann Arbor Township | 6% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $164,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ann Arbor. Darker towns draw more of Barton Hills’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 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- 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 Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Barton Hills?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton Hills?
0.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton Hills?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton Hills work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (32%, 3 mi), Ann Arbor Township (6%, 3 mi), Dearborn (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Barton Hills without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barton Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barton Hills
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.