Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Making a living in Barney Township
There are 37 jobs in Barney Township; 47 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Barney Township; the top destination outside it is Hankinson (15%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Barney Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 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 (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Barney Township commutes to
Where Barney Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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: 59% of the jobs in Barney Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barney Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 37. 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 Barney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way for Barney Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barney Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% 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.
How far it is to work from Barney Township
About 15% 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.
Barney Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $107,917 |
| Danton Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Mooreton Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Belford Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Danton Township, Mooreton Township and Belford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barney 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 Barney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barney Township?
$107,917 (±$14,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barney Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barney Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barney Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hankinson (15%, 12 mi), Wahpeton (13%, 16 mi), Lidgerwood (11%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barney Township 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 Barney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barney 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.