Barber has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Barber report 2 jobs; 103 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Barber itself; outside it, Tahlequah draws the most (23%, 13 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Oklahoma as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Barber
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Barber on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where the trip to work from Barber ends
Where Barber clocks in
23% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Barber
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barber, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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 Barber’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Oklahoma
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barber workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Barber
About 34% 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.
Work in the towns next to Barber
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barber workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber | – | — | — | 20 min | $59,313 |
| Dry Creek | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Tenkiller | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Caney Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dry Creek, Tenkiller and Caney Ridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barber’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 Barber: questions
What is the median household income in Barber?
$59,313 (±$15,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barber?
13.9%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barber?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barber work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (23%, 13 mi), Catoosa (7%, 59 mi), Tulsa (7%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barber without a car?
2% 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 Barber, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barber
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.