North Brooksville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
North Brooksville has 338 jobs, and 1,366 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn North Brooksville B−; getting around on foot earns it C−. At 28 minutes each way, commutes from North Brooksville run about the Florida average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Brooksville, in a few figures
North Brooksville is a place people come home to
There are 338 jobs based in North Brooksville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in North Brooksville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in North Brooksville fell from 478 in 2014 to 338 in 2024, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in North Brooksville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Brooksville is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #336 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds North Brooksville’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Brooksville could be anywhere from C− to A.
North Brooksville by day and by night
On a workday 1,356 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 328 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in North Brooksville on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in North Brooksville: what the 338 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Brooksville, 2014 → 2024: 478 → 338. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Brooksville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Brooksville
Where North Brooksville clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for North Brooksville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Brooksville workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,288 commuters (the 21% 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.
How many miles North Brooksville commutes
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around North Brooksville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Brooksville is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #592 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,625 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of North Brooksville households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of North Brooksville’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,039th of 3,962: where North Brooksville ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bay Hill FL | 4,512 | $128K | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,037 | Geneva Township MI | 3,401 | $75K | 11.8% | 2.3% | 3% | B− |
| 2,038 | Haring Township MI | 3,626 | $75K | 8.4% | 3.1% | 9% | B− |
| 2,039 | North Brooksville FL | 4,227 | $78K | 14.7% | 2.3% | 1% | B− |
| 2,040 | Central Gardens TX | 3,976 | $84K | 12.7% | 5.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,041 | Springville NY | 4,194 | $72K | 10.5% | 3.4% | 23% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 North Brooksville, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
North Brooksville and its neighbors: 15% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Brooksville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Brooksville | – | B− | C− | 28 min | $78,458 |
| Brooksville | 15% | D | A | 35 min | $54,926 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brooksville. Darker towns draw more of North Brooksville’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 2024, 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 North Brooksville: questions
What is the median household income in North Brooksville?
$78,458 (±$23,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Brooksville?
14.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Brooksville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Brooksville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brooksville (15%, 4 mi), Spring Hill (7%, 10 mi), Tampa (6%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Brooksville walkable?
North Brooksville is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Brooksville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Brooksville, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Brooksville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.