Brownsdale has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Brownsdale for work; outside it, Milton is the main destination (11%, 21 miles). Employers in Brownsdale report 93 jobs, and 214 of its residents work somewhere. For 26% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Florida as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Brownsdale: the gist
The daily trip from Brownsdale: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brownsdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Brownsdale
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Brownsdale on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Brownsdale ends
Where Brownsdale clocks in
10% 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.
Making and building: 41% of jobs based in Brownsdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brownsdale, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 93. 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 Brownsdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Brownsdale commutes
About 17% 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.
Next door to Brownsdale
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brownsdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsdale | – | — | — | 31 min | $90,789 |
| New York | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Level | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New York and Pine Level: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brownsdale’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 Brownsdale: questions
What is the median household income in Brownsdale?
$90,789 (±$71,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brownsdale?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brownsdale?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brownsdale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milton (11%, 21 mi), Pensacola (10%, 31 mi), Ferry Pass (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brownsdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brownsdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brownsdale
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.