Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Barton have lower incomes than those in 64% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 10.2% (Vermont 10.1%). Barton grades C for jobs and income and A− for walkability. About one in four work in Barton itself; outside it, Newport draws the most (13%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Barton at work: what stands out
Barton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Barton trades workers with the towns around it
Barton has about as many jobs (1,193) as working residents (1,176), but they are mostly different people: 882 residents leave for work each day while 899 people come in. Only 25% of the jobs in Barton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Barton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barton is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #55 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Barton’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barton could be anywhere from D to B.
Time on the road from Barton: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,141 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Barton
On a workday 882 residents head out to work, 294 work right here, and 899 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 (1.01 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.
Where Barton goes to work
Where Barton clocks in
8% 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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Barton
1,193 jobs are based in Barton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton, 2013 → 2023: 1,018 → 1,193. 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 far it is to work from Barton
About 17% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Barton
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #35 of 71 in Vermont. Both inputs place Barton near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,317 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 33% 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). 8.6% of Barton households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Barton is 3,298th of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 614 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 823 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 984 | Westford VT | 2,072 | $113K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,296 | Fremont Township IN | 2,930 | $67K | 7.6% | 8.7% | 17% | C |
| 3,297 | North Branch Township MI | 3,557 | $78K | 7.2% | 7.1% | 9% | C |
| 3,298 | Barton VT | 2,732 | $66K | 10.2% | 3.9% | 25% | C |
| 3,299 | Benton LA | 2,118 | $58K | 23.9% | 4.1% | 13% | C |
| 3,300 | Meyersdale PA | 1,986 | $66K | 10.0% | 4.3% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Vermont.
How Barton compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Irasburg (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | – | C | A− | 35 min | $66,250 |
| Brownington | under 2% | D | D | 33 min | $75,556 |
| Sheffield | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sutton | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Irasburg | 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $98,534 |
| Westmore | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Glover | 2% | C | B+ | 40 min | $73,839 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sheffield, Sutton and Westmore: 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?
$66,250 (±$15,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton?
10.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newport (13%, 12 mi), Derby (8%, 13 mi), St. Johnsbury (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barton walkable?
Barton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barton 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, 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.