Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Brown Township have higher incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Brown Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (49%, 14 miles). Below the poverty line: 2.3% of residents (Indiana 12.3%). Jobs and income earn Brown Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brown Township, in a few figures
Much of Brown Township works one town over
58% of working residents work in a town that borders Brown Township: Indianapolis (49%) and Brownsburg (9%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Brown Township
69% of Brown Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Brown Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Brown Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 19% of Brown Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Brown Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Brown Township went from 2,164 in 2013 to 2,945 in 2023, +36%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Brown Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brown Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #11 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brown Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Inside Brown Township’s 2,945 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brown Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,164 → 2,945. 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 Brown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Brown Township
On a workday 7,291 residents head out to work, 240 work right here, and 2,705 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Brown Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.39 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 Brown Township goes to work
Where Brown Township clocks in
49% 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 25 minutes to work from Brown Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brown Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,420 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Brown Township goes to work
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.
Most of Brown Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brown Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #439 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 7,731 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). 1.2% of Brown Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Brown Township comes 93rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 46 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 81 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 91 | Bothell East WA | 14,578 | $199K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 92 | Ramsey NJ | 14,925 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 93 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 94 | Newtown Township PA | 15,438 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.3% | 9% | A+ |
| 95 | Linthicum MD | 11,313 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
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| 152 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Brown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 58% of Brown Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | – | A+ | C− | 25 min | $140,108 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $69,398 |
| Indianapolis | 49% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Middle Township | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $125,065 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $103,086 |
| Brownsburg | 9% | A | C+ | 24 min | $102,235 |
| Zionsville | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. Darker towns draw more of Brown 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 Brown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brown Township?
$140,108 (±$8,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brown Township?
2.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brown Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brown Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (49%, 14 mi), Brownsburg (9%, 4 mi), Carmel (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brown Township walkable?
Brown Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brown 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.