Household incomes in Brandywine Township top those of 91% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Brandywine Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (34%, 20 miles). Poverty touches 6.6% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. The two grades for Brandywine Township are A for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Brandywine Township in brief
Brandywine Township is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Brandywine Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brandywine Township has about 1,500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Brandywine Township works in Indianapolis
384 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 20 miles away. That’s 34 times as many as work in Brandywine Township itself. The commute map ↓
Brandywine Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Brandywine Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brandywine Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($127,171, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brandywine Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who commutes out of Brandywine Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,110 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Brandywine Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where the trip to work from Brandywine Township ends
Where Brandywine Township clocks in
34% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Brandywine Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brandywine Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,292 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
What Brandywine Township’s employers do
142 jobs are based in Brandywine Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandywine Township, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 142. 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 Brandywine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Brandywine Township
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 Brandywine Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brandywine Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Brandywine Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,425 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). 5.3% of Brandywine Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brandywine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Brandywine Township is 374th of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 183 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 372 | Newtown OH | 2,684 | $99K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 5% | A |
| 373 | Will Township IL | 1,790 | $112K | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| 374 | Brandywine Township IN | 2,476 | $127K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 375 | Queensland MD | 2,168 | $204K | 7.3% | 3.8% | 1% | A |
| 376 | Piperton TN | 2,889 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Brandywine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Brandywine Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Sugar Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandywine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Township | – | A | D− | 29 min | $127,171 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $78,859 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $104,293 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | A− | D | 43 min | $96,023 |
| Sugar Creek Township | 2% | A | C | 29 min | $100,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brandywine Township’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 Brandywine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brandywine Township?
$127,171 (±$8,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brandywine Township?
6.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brandywine Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brandywine Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (34%, 20 mi), Greenfield (15%, 5 mi), Carmel (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brandywine Township walkable?
Brandywine Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brandywine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brandywine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandywine Township
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.