Barrington has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 106 jobs in Barrington, and 487 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Barrington is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (B). Only 4% work in Barrington itself; outside it, Milo draws the most (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Barrington
Barrington and Milo trade workers both ways
Milo is the top workplace for Barrington residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Barrington come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Barrington is a place people come home to
There are 106 jobs based in Barrington, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barrington has about 1,100 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Barrington are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York 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 487 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Barrington’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Barrington’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Barrington’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Barrington could be anywhere from C to B+.
Out of Barrington to work: where people go
Where Barrington clocks in
Lines 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.
Barrington on a workday afternoon
On a workday 466 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Barrington on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barrington workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 655 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Barrington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barrington, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 106. 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.
Half of Barrington commutes less than 16 miles
About 23% 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.
Most trips from Barrington start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 14.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 742 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). 13.1% of Barrington households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barrington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Barrington is 1,977th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 5 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,975 | Ogden KS | 1,655 | $68K | 5.9% | 6.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,976 | Penn Township MI | 1,768 | $84K | 9.3% | 8.2% | 5% | B− |
| 1,977 | Barrington NY | 1,526 | $91K | 5.9% | 0.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,978 | Madison Township OH | 1,803 | $95K | 10.6% | 7.2% | 0% | B− |
| 1,979 | Tyhee ID | 1,568 | $93K | 11.9% | 5.4% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 York.
The towns next door employ 31% of Barrington
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barrington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | – | B− | B | 19 min | $90,938 |
| Milo | 21% | C+ | B+ | 16 min | $62,500 |
| Starkey | 8% | D | B | 26 min | $55,064 |
| Tyrone | under 2% | D | B− | 24 min | $72,083 |
| Jerusalem | 2% | C+ | B | 24 min | $86,780 |
| Wayne | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milo. 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?
$90,938 (±$16,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barrington?
5.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barrington?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barrington work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milo (21%, 6 mi), Starkey (8%, 6 mi), Benton (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barrington walkable?
Barrington is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barrington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% 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.