Work & commute · Barton

Work & commute in Barton, MI

Most working residents leave Barton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Big Rapids (8%), Grand Rapids (6%) and Reed City (4%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 233 working residents

Typical commute

45 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 232 Barton residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barton.

232live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

17work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barton goes to work

Big Rapids9 mi away

8%18

Grand Rapids55.9 mi away

6%14

Reed City9.5 mi away

4%9

White Cloud16.2 mi away

3%8

Walker53.8 mi away

3%8

Wyoming60.9 mi away

3%7

Evart20.2 mi away

3%6

Colfax23.3 mi away

3%6

Lansing90.7 mi away

2%5

Cadillac34.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

64%148

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Barton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

15%

23%

16%

46%

15%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

46%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barton is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Barton are

18 jobs are based in Barton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Barton

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)67%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Barton residents hold

233 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−55%

Jobs based in Barton, 2011 → 2021: 40 → 18. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.