There are 2.9 jobs in Brookwood for every working resident, and 2,618 people commute in
Employers in Brookwood report 2,674 jobs; 913 of its residents have a job. Brookwood grades B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Brookwood in brief
Brookwood is where the jobs are
Brookwood has 2,674 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,200 people are in town, 71% more than the 2,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Brookwood makes and builds things
87% of the jobs based in Brookwood are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Brookwood residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Brookwood and Tuscaloosa trade workers both ways
Tuscaloosa is the top workplace for Brookwood residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Brookwood come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 913 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Brookwood: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brookwood is better than 73% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brookwood could be anywhere from B− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Brookwood
On a workday 857 residents head out to work and 56 work right here.
About 4,200 people are in Brookwood on a workday afternoon, 71% more than live here.
2.9 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.
A place that makes things: 87% of Brookwood’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookwood, 2013 → 2023: 2,381 → 2,674. 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 Brookwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Brookwood, and from where
Where Brookwood clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Brookwood: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookwood workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,498 commuters (the 2% 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.
The commute from Brookwood, by distance
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.
The commute in Brookwood is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brookwood is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. 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 1,522 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). 0.1% of Brookwood households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brookwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Brookwood next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300: 1,104th of 5,207 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Indian Springs Village AL | 2,553 | $137K | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Eagle Point AL | 3,110 | $152K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 415 | Westover AL | 2,121 | $97K | 4.1% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,102 | Fredonia WI | 2,252 | $99K | 9.7% | 3.5% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,103 | Fobes Hill WA | 2,569 | $134K | 6.9% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,104 | Brookwood AL | 2,467 | $81K | 7.5% | 1.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,105 | Palmer Lake CO | 2,591 | $125K | 4.4% | 5.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,106 | Wilton IA | 2,892 | $77K | 8.9% | 0.6% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Brookwood, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
The towns next door employ 31% of Brookwood
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood | – | B+ | D | 28 min | $81,394 |
| Tuscaloosa | 31% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $51,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tuscaloosa. Darker towns draw more of Brookwood’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 Brookwood: questions
What is the median household income in Brookwood?
$81,394 (±$13,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brookwood?
7.5%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookwood?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookwood work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tuscaloosa (31%, 11 mi), Birmingham (5%, 37 mi), Northport (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brookwood walkable?
Brookwood is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brookwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brookwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookwood
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.