Work & commute · Barr
Work & commute in Barr, PA
Most working residents leave Barr for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Northern Cambria (8%), Cambria (8%) and White (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
4%30 of 777 working residents
Typical commute
20 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 747 Barr residents head out of town to work, 30 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barr.
747live here, work elsewhere
30live and work here
193work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Barr goes to work
6
Barr (in town)right here
4%30Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%4262
Barr (in town)right here
13%30Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%81Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Barr commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
27%
40%
12%
21%
27%Under 10 mi
40%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Barr is a commuter town
0.29jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Barr are
223 jobs are based in Barr. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barr’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Barr
223 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)51%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)35%
$1,250 a month or less26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month39%
Jobs Barr residents hold
777 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month54%