Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Barnett Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Barnett Township has 47 jobs, against 81 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Barnett Township
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Barnett Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Jenks Township
Where Barnett Township clocks in
14% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Barnett Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barnett Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 47. 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 Barnett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnett Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% 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 Barnett Township commutes
About 57% 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.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Barnett Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barnett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $53,056 |
| Millstone Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 33 min | $86,897 |
| Jenks Township | 14% | C | C | 17 min | $51,865 |
Same-state neighbors only. Millstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jenks Township. Darker towns draw more of Barnett 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 Barnett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barnett Township?
$53,056 (±$10,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnett Township?
13.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnett Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnett Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jenks Township (14%, 8 mi), Kane (4%, 27 mi), Foxburg (2%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barnett Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnett 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.