Work & commute · Barton

Work & commute in Barton, MO

Most working residents leave Barton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburg (17%), Lamar (9%) and Nevada (7%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 100 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 100 Barton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barton.

100live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barton goes to work

Pittsburg, KS19.1 mi away

17%17

Lamar12 mi away

9%9

Nevada17.4 mi away

7%7

Kansas City105.2 mi away

6%6

Carthage32.3 mi away

5%5

Springfield69.4 mi away

5%5

Fort Scott, KS20.9 mi away

3%3

Leroy6 mi away

3%3

Liberal5 mi away

2%2

Adrian55.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%41

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.

40%

13%

39%

8%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barton is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Barton are

2 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

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Barton residents hold

100 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−50%

Jobs based in Barton, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.