Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Barree Township works elsewhere
Employers in Barree Township report 14 jobs; 137 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Barree Township itself; outside it, Ferguson Township draws the most (11%, 7 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Barree Township
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Barree Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting out of Barree Township: the destinations
Where Barree Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Barree Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barree Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 14. 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 Barree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Barree Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barree Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 5% 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.
Barree Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
The towns next door employ 22% of Barree Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barree Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barree Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $84,148 |
| West Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 8% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Ferguson Township | 11% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $85,935 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Miller Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Township, Jackson Township, Franklin Township and Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ferguson Township. Darker towns draw more of Barree 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 Barree Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barree Township?
$84,148 (±$1,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barree Township?
3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barree Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barree Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ferguson Township (11%, 7 mi), Huntingdon (9%, 11 mi), Patton Township (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barree Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barree Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barree 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.