Barry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 60 jobs are based in Barry Township, against 218 working residents. 13% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Barry Township in brief
Barry Township and Hinckley trade workers both ways
Hinckley is the top workplace for Barry Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Barry Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Barry Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Barry Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barry Township has about 410 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
21% of working residents work in Hinckley
Where Barry Township clocks in
21% 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.
Barry Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Barry Township 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.
How far Barry Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Barry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barry Township, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 60. 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 Barry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Barry Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barry Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 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.
Next door is work for 21% of Barry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $68,182 |
| Hinckley | 21% | D | B+ | 24 min | $50,714 |
| Hinckley Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Munch Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Arlone Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Sandstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hinckley Township, Munch Township, Arlone Township and Sandstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hinckley. Darker towns draw more of Barry 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 Barry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barry Township?
$68,182 (±$9,493) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barry Township?
15.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barry Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barry Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (21%, 2 mi), Sandstone (6%, 7 mi), Pine City (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barry Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barry 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.