US Post Office-Waverly · Photo: Malachi77 · CC BY-SA 3.0Barton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
There are 1,935 jobs in Barton, and 3,477 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Barton is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Barton
A lot of Barton workers cross into Pennsylvania
31% of Barton workers work outside New York, most of them in Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Barton are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Many of the people who work in Barton live in another state
Athens Township, PA (6%), Sayre, PA (5%) and Athens, PA (4%) are among the top places Barton’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 15% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Few Barton workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The four measures behind Barton’s grade
The poverty rate holds Barton’s grade up (12.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($54,799, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barton could be anywhere from D to C+.
15% of working residents work in Sayre
Where Barton clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,721 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who works in Barton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,835 residents head out to work, 642 work right here, and 1,293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Barton on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The kinds of work in Barton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton, 2013 → 2023: 2,159 → 1,935. 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 Barton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Barton commutes
About 22% 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.
Driving is how Barton gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,787 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.1% of Barton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Barton is 2,701st of 3,012 U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,699 | Bradford PA | 7,442 | $56K | 23.0% | 5.2% | 32% | C− |
| 2,700 | Oil City PA | 9,301 | $51K | 16.6% | 5.1% | 19% | C− |
| 2,701 | Barton NY | 8,330 | $55K | 12.6% | 6.8% | 18% | C− |
| 2,702 | Trumann AR | 7,527 | $39K | 25.4% | 4.6% | 15% | C− |
| 2,703 | Batesville MS | 7,325 | $52K | 22.0% | 4.8% | 34% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,012 | 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 Barton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Barton
The biggest share goes to Nichols (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | – | C− | C+ | 20 min | $54,799 |
| Van Etten | under 3% | C− | C | 34 min | $61,620 |
| Nichols | 4% | B | C+ | 22 min | $81,591 |
| Tioga | under 3% | C− | C− | 21 min | $68,523 |
| Chemung | 3% | C | C | 25 min | $64,837 |
| Waverly | under 3% | C− | B+ | 17 min | $54,274 |
| Baldwin | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Spencer | under 3% | C− | D | 29 min | $63,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Baldwin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barton’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 Barton: questions
What is the median household income in Barton?
$54,799 (±$9,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton?
12.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sayre (15%, 7 mi), Athens Township (5%, 10 mi), Owego (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barton walkable?
Barton is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barton
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.