Fewer people are out of work in Barton (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26. Barton grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Barton is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Barton apart on work
Barton and West Bend trade workers both ways
West Bend is the top workplace for Barton residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Barton come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Barton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Barton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Barton went from 422 in 2013 to 586 in 2023, +39%. The jobs ↓
Barton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Barton’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barton is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #80 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barton could be anywhere from A− to A+.
24% of working residents work in West Bend
Where Barton clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Barton: what the 586 are
586 jobs are based in Barton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barton, 2013 → 2023: 422 → 586. 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.
The trip to work from Barton: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,305 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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 many people are in Barton by day
On a workday 1,242 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 565 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Barton on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
The distance from Barton to work
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 commute in Barton is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #352 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 1,418 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Barton households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Barton is 264th among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 262 | Deerfield WI | 2,619 | $91K | 3.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A |
| 263 | Harmony WI | 2,608 | $123K | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 264 | Barton WI | 2,769 | $120K | 6.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| 265 | Gunter TX | 2,574 | $120K | 2.5% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 266 | Weyers Cave VA | 2,744 | $98K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Wisconsin.
Work next door: 24% of Barton’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to West Bend. 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?
$120,304 (±$20,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barton?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barton?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Bend (24%, 4 mi), Milwaukee (8%, 31 mi), Germantown (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barton walkable?
Barton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.