Household incomes in Barton Creek top those of 98% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 22 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Poverty touches 3.0% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. The two grades for Barton Creek are A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Barton Creek, in a few figures
Home offices are common in Barton Creek
48% of Barton Creek workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Barton Creek trades workers with the towns around it
Barton Creek has about as many jobs (1,266) as working residents (1,157), but they are mostly different people: 1,116 residents leave for work each day while 1,225 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Barton Creek are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Barton Creek and Austin trade workers both ways
Austin is the top workplace for Barton Creek residents (48%) and also where the most people who work in Barton Creek come from (42% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Barton Creek has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Barton Creek went from 700 in 2013 to 1,266 in 2023, +81%. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Barton Creek is services
97% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Barton Creek’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barton Creek is among the top U.S. towns, #24 of 642 in Texas. Household income is its strongest input ($203,947, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barton Creek could be anywhere from A to A+.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Barton Creek
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton Creek workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 672 commuters (the 48% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
How a workday changes Barton Creek
On a workday 1,116 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 1,225 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
48% of working residents work in Austin
Where Barton Creek clocks in
48% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 Barton Creek
1,266 jobs are based in Barton Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton Creek, 2013 → 2023: 700 → 1,266. 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 Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Barton Creek’s workers travel
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.
Barton Creek is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barton Creek is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #305 of 642 in Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,298 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% 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). 9.0% of Barton Creek households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barton Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
65th of 4,402: where Barton Creek ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Brookmont MD | 3,671 | $247K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 65 | Barton Creek TX | 3,440 | $204K | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 66 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Barton Creek and its neighbors: 48% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barton Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Creek | – | A+ | B− | 22 min | $203,947 |
| Austin | 48% | B+ | A | 24 min | $93,658 |
| Lost Creek | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lost Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Austin. Darker towns draw more of Barton Creek’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 Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Barton Creek?
$203,947 (±$61,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton Creek?
3.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton Creek?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 48% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton Creek work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (48%, 7 mi), Houston (6%, 152 mi), San Antonio (5%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barton Creek walkable?
Barton Creek is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barton Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barton Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barton Creek
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.