Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Brazil earn less than those in 85% of U.S. towns
1% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). 18.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana. The two grades for Brazil are C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Brazil
Brazil workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Brazil pay little
28% of the jobs based in Brazil pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Few Brazil workers work from home
Only 1% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Brazil earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brazil is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #558 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Brazil’s grade up (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($52,055, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brazil could be anywhere from D to B−.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Brazil
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brazil workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,274 commuters (the 1% 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 kinds of work in Brazil
2,516 jobs are based in Brazil.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brazil, 2013 → 2023: 2,812 → 2,516. 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 Brazil’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Brazil by day
On a workday 2,647 residents head out to work, 434 work right here, and 2,082 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 (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Terre Haute
Where Brazil clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
Half of Brazil commutes less than 16 miles
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 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 Brazil is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brazil is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #119 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,317 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). 7.8% of Brazil households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brazil’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Brazil ranks: 2,717th of 3,042 U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 163 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,715 | Española NM | 10,458 | $48K | 20.4% | 4.4% | 18% | C− |
| 2,716 | Mims FL | 7,610 | $59K | 11.4% | 7.3% | 4% | C− |
| 2,717 | Brazil IN | 8,343 | $52K | 18.6% | 5.9% | 14% | C− |
| 2,718 | Picture Rocks AZ | 9,448 | $62K | 16.8% | 6.4% | 3% | C− |
| 2,719 | River Rouge MI | 6,814 | $41K | 39.8% | 11.4% | 4% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,042 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Brazil, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Brazil and its neighbors: 16% work next door
The biggest share goes to Van Buren Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brazil workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | – | C− | B+ | 34 min | $52,055 |
| Brazil Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Knightsville | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Van Buren Township | 9% | B | C− | 27 min | $69,536 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brazil Township: not graded. Knightsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brazil’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 Brazil: questions
What is the median household income in Brazil?
$52,055 (±$16,563) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brazil?
18.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brazil?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brazil work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (14%, 14 mi), Van Buren Township (9%, 4 mi), Greencastle (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brazil walkable?
Brazil is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brazil 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, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brazil
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.