Work & commute · Barstow

Work & commute in Barstow, TX

Most working residents leave Barstow for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Monahans (25%), Odessa (9%) and Town of Pecos (7%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 114 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 114 Barstow residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barstow.

114live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barstow goes to work

Monahans23.4 mi away

25%29

Odessa68.2 mi away

9%10

Town of Pecos9 mi away

7%8

Midland84.8 mi away

7%8

Kermit32.4 mi away

4%4

Lubbock169.6 mi away

4%4

Southwest Sandhill29.5 mi away

3%3

West Odessa58.7 mi away

3%3

Wickett24.1 mi away

2%2

Pyote16.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%41

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

How far

How far Barstow commutes

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

42%

45%

6%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

42%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barstow is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Barstow are

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

Jobs based in Barstow

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities83%

Services (health, schools, offices…)17%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Barstow residents hold

114 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−93%

Jobs based in Barstow, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 6. 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.