Heye H. and Eva Meyer Farmstead · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Barberton has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Barberton grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 3.7% of residents, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. Only 2% stay in Barberton for work; outside it, Vancouver is the main destination (31%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Barberton, in a few figures
A lot of Barberton workers cross into Oregon
23% of Barberton workers work outside Washington, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Portland (16%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Barberton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Barberton went from 498 in 2013 to 853 in 2023, +71%. The jobs ↓
Barberton and Vancouver trade workers both ways
Vancouver is the top workplace for Barberton residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Barberton come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Barberton is a place people come home to
There are 853 jobs based in Barberton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Barberton has about 5,800 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Barberton pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Barberton pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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 Barberton’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barberton is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #36 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($133,990, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, 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, Barberton could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The towns that employ Barberton’s residents
Where Barberton clocks in
31% of workers
3% 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.
74% of the jobs in Barberton pay over $3,333 a month
853 jobs are based in Barberton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barberton, 2013 → 2023: 498 → 853. 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 Barberton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Barberton, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,668 residents head out to work, 80 work right here, and 773 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Barberton on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Barberton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barberton workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,256 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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 far Barberton’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Barberton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barberton is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #241 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Barberton 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 4,228 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). 2.9% of Barberton households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Barberton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Barberton ranks: 403rd of 2,893 U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 401 | Northfield Township MI | 8,785 | $94K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 402 | South Kensington MD | 8,148 | $211K | 4.5% | 5.2% | 2% | A |
| 403 | Barberton WA | 8,668 | $134K | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2% | A |
| 404 | Damascus OR | 11,437 | $123K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 405 | Corte Madera CA | 9,929 | $233K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,893 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Barberton, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Next door to Barberton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barberton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton | – | A | C+ | 25 min | $133,990 |
| Mount Vista | 2% | A− | A | 22 min | $100,293 |
| Brush Prairie | 2% | A− | B− | 18 min | $122,827 |
| Five Corners | under 2% | A− | A− | 26 min | $106,192 |
| Salmon Creek | 2% | A− | A | 23 min | $111,631 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Vista. Darker towns draw more of Barberton’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 Barberton: questions
What is the median household income in Barberton?
$133,990 (±$13,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barberton?
3.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barberton?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barberton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vancouver (31%, 5 mi), Portland (16%, 12 mi), Seattle (3%, 132 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barberton walkable?
Barberton is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barberton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barberton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barberton
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.