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Jobs & commute in Brookfield Center

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brookfield Center works elsewhere

The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26. 40 jobs are based in Brookfield Center, and 212 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Brookfield Center for work; outside it, Danbury is the main destination (21%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

40 jobs based here
Household income
$172K
median · Connecticut $96K
Poverty
0.0%
Connecticut 10.0%
Unemployment
5.1%
Connecticut 5.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
26 min
Connecticut 27 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 212 working residents
Work from home
10%
Connecticut 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Getting to work from Brookfield Center, in brief

2jobs for every ten working residents
★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Brookfield Center

On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.

210live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
38work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night250
Workday76
250live here− 210head out to work+ 38come in to work= 76on a workday

About 76 people are in Brookfield Center on a workday afternoon, 69% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Brookfield Center commutes to

Hartford: 5 residents work here (2%)Bridgeport: 4 residents work here (2%)Danbury: 45 residents work here (21%)Stamford: 9 residents work here (4%)BristolNew York: 10 residents work here (5%)Brookfield: 28 residents work here (13%)FairfieldBloomfieldRidgefield: 7 residents work here (3%)Bethel: 8 residents work here (4%)New Milford: 10 residents work here (5%)Southbury: 5 residents work here (2%)West HartfordNewtownCarmelBrookfield CenterDanburyBrookfieldNew YorkNew MilfordStamfordBethelBrookfield Center
1
Danbury6.4 mi away
21%45
2
Brookfield0.7 mi away
13%28
3
New York City, NY62.3 mi away
5%10
4
New Milford9.8 mi away
5%10
5
Stamford27.7 mi away
4%9
6
Bethel6.4 mi away
4%8
7
Ridgefield11.6 mi away
3%7
8
Hartford42.1 mi away
2%5
9
Southbury8 mi away
2%5
10
Bridgeport21.4 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%81
The top trips

Where Brookfield Center clocks in

21% of workers
6.4 mi awayDanbury45 Brookfield Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →
13%Brookfield
13% of workers
0.7 mi awayBrookfield28 Brookfield Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
62.3 mi awayNew York City, NY10 Brookfield Center residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Brookfield Center

Jobs based in Brookfield CenterJobs Brookfield Center residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities13%22%
Services: health, schools, offices88%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%16%
Over $3,333 a month75%71%

Who does it

29 or younger23%21%
30 to 5435%45%
55 and older43%33%
+700%

Jobs based in Brookfield Center, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 40. 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 Brookfield Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Brookfield Center spends getting to work: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
197 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Brookfield Center26 min
Connecticut27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Brookfield Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Brookfield Center gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Walk

Share of the 169 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Miles to work from Brookfield Center

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miDanbury: 21% · 6.4 miBrookfield: 13% · 0.7 miNew York City: 5% · 62.3 miNew Milford: 5% · 9.8 miStamford: 4% · 27.7 miBethel: 4% · 6.4 miRidgefield: 3% · 11.6 miHartford: 2% · 42.1 miSouthbury: 2% · 8 miBridgeport: 2% · 21.4 miDanbury 21%Brookfield 13%New York City 5%New Milford 5%Stamford 4%Brookfield Center
Brookfield CenterTop destinations (size = commuters)
48%Under 10 mi102 residents
21%10–24 mi45 residents
22%25–50 mi46 residents
9%Over 50 mi19 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brookfield Center: questions

What is the median household income in Brookfield Center?

$172,500 (±$75,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brookfield Center?

0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Brookfield Center?

26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Brookfield Center work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danbury (21%, 6 mi), Brookfield (13%, 1 mi), New York City (5%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Brookfield Center without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brookfield Center, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Brookfield Center

Brookfield Center home →
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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.