There are 1.8 jobs in Brewton for every working resident, and 3,012 people commute in
Measured by household income, Brewton is behind 87% of U.S. towns. 3,672 jobs are based in Brewton; 1,992 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Brewton C−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brewton: the figures worth knowing
Brewton is where the jobs are
Brewton has 3,672 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Brewton are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Alabama. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Alabama worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Why Brewton gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brewton is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #140 of 187 in Alabama. Unemployment holds Brewton’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($50,721, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brewton could be anywhere from D to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Brewton
On a workday 1,332 residents head out to work and 660 work right here.
About 6,800 people are in Brewton on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Brewton’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brewton workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,758 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% 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 miles Brewton commutes
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Where Brewton’s workforce comes from
Where Brewton clocks in
4% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
The kinds of work in Brewton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brewton, 2013 → 2023: 3,607 → 3,672. 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 Brewton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Brewton is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brewton is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #86 of 187 in Alabama. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,817 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). 7.6% of Brewton households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brewton’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Brewton is 3,053rd of 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 163 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Argo AL | 4,376 | $105K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,051 | Duquesne PA | 5,019 | $44K | 22.9% | 9.1% | 4% | C− |
| 3,052 | Elm Creek TX | 3,680 | $52K | 13.8% | 5.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,053 | Brewton AL | 5,113 | $51K | 14.2% | 4.3% | 33% | C− |
| 3,054 | Daleville AL | 4,971 | $45K | 16.4% | 4.9% | 13% | C− |
| 3,055 | Berwick LA | 4,455 | $52K | 18.6% | 5.2% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Brewton, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Next door to Brewton
The biggest share goes to East Brewton (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brewton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton | – | C− | C | 19 min | $50,721 |
| East Brewton | 2% | D− | D | 18 min | $35,571 |
| Riverview | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverview: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brewton’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 Brewton: questions
What is the median household income in Brewton?
$50,721 (±$5,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brewton?
14.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brewton?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brewton work?
33% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (4%, 68 mi), Atmore (2%, 23 mi), Montgomery (2%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brewton walkable?
Brewton is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brewton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brewton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brewton
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.