Barclay Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.3% across Minnesota. Barclay Township has 12 jobs; 212 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Barclay Township
Barclay Township is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Barclay Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barclay Township has about 350 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Barclay Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Barclay Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Barclay Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Barclay Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barclay Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
13% of working residents work in Pine River
Where Barclay Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 42% of the jobs in Barclay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barclay Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 12. 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 Barclay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Barclay Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Barclay Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barclay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $54,637 |
| Pine River | 13% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Chickamaw Beach | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Gail Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pine River Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 21 min | $58,056 |
| Ponto Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Wilson Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine River, Chickamaw Beach, Gail Lake Township, Ponto Lake Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pine River. Darker towns draw more of Barclay 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 Barclay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barclay Township?
$54,637 (±$6,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barclay Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barclay Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barclay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine River (13%, 3 mi), Brainerd (7%, 30 mi), Hackensack (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barclay Township 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 Barclay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barclay 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.