Canaan Chapel · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Barrington commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Barrington report 2,104 jobs, and 4,592 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Barrington A−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Barrington
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Barrington
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barrington is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #52 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Barrington’s grade up ($110,323, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barrington could be anywhere from B− to A.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Barrington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barrington, 2013 → 2023: 1,618 → 2,104. 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 Barrington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Barrington: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,224 residents head out to work, 368 work right here, and 1,736 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,200 people are in Barrington on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
14% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Barrington clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Barrington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barrington workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,186 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across New Hampshire: 87% 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 many miles Barrington commutes
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.
Getting around Barrington: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barrington is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #106 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Barrington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,147 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.6% of Barrington households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barrington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Barrington places 952nd of 2,816 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,700 to 13,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 126 | Hollis NH | 8,819 | $169K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 227 | Amherst NH | 11,985 | $153K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Litchfield NH | 8,704 | $162K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 950 | Bel Aire KS | 10,287 | $98K | 11.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 951 | Essex Junction VT | 10,921 | $89K | 9.5% | 1.9% | 11% | A− |
| 952 | Barrington NH | 9,642 | $110K | 7.1% | 2.1% | 8% | A− |
| 953 | College Township PA | 10,393 | $101K | 7.7% | 2.8% | 36% | A− |
| 954 | Bowleys Quarters MD | 7,006 | $100K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,816 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Barrington, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Around Barrington: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Rochester (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barrington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | – | A− | C− | 30 min | $110,323 |
| Rochester | 8% | B+ | B | 26 min | $80,836 |
| Strafford | under 3% | B | C− | 36 min | $122,105 |
| Nottingham | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $122,201 |
| Madbury | under 3% | A | C+ | 25 min | $148,365 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barrington’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 Barrington: questions
What is the median household income in Barrington?
$110,323 (±$13,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barrington?
7.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barrington?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barrington work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (14%, 17 mi), Dover (12%, 8 mi), Rochester (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barrington walkable?
Barrington is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barrington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barrington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barrington
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.