Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork and commuting in Brazil Township
For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%). About one in five work in Brazil Township; the top destination outside it is Brazil (15%, 1 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Brazil Township in brief
Brazil Township trades workers with the towns around it
Brazil Township has about as many jobs (2,931) as working residents (3,219), but they are mostly different people: 2,671 residents leave for work each day while 2,383 people come in. Only 19% of the jobs in Brazil Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Brazil Township works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Brazil Township: Brazil (15%), Van Buren Township (10%) and Knightsville (5%). Next door ↓
Brazil Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Brazil Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Brazil Township fell from 4,067 in 2014 to 2,931 in 2024, −28%. 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 ↓
Few Brazil Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Who commutes out of Brazil Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,671 residents head out to work, 548 work right here, and 2,383 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Brazil Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brazil Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,640 commuters (the 2% 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.
The 2,931 jobs based in Brazil Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brazil Township, 2014 → 2024: 4,067 → 2,931. 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 Brazil Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Brazil Township: the destinations
Where Brazil Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
The distance from Brazil Township to work
About 22% 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.
32% of Brazil Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brazil Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $59,757 |
| Dick Johnson Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 32 min | $63,295 |
| Van Buren Township | 10% | B | C− | 27 min | $69,536 |
| Brazil | 15% | C− | B+ | 34 min | $52,055 |
| Knightsville | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Posey Township | 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $93,664 |
Same-state neighbors only. Knightsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brazil. Darker towns draw more of Brazil 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 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 Brazil Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brazil Township?
$59,757 (±$13,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brazil Township?
16.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brazil Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brazil Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brazil (15%, 1 mi), Terre Haute (14%, 15 mi), Van Buren Township (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Brazil Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brazil Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brazil Township
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.