Households in Brown Township have lower incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Brown Township are D− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. 24.6% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. Only 5% work in Brown Township itself; outside it, Salem draws the most (20%, 11 miles).
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
Brown Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Brown Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Brown Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Brown Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Brown Township fell from 320 in 2013 to 231 in 2023, −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 ↓
Brown 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; with 428 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Brown Township
On income, poverty and job access, Brown Township is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Brown Township’s grade.
Unemployment (6.3%) is left out: Brown Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Brown Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Where Brown Township goes to work
Where Brown Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 91% of work in Brown Township
231 jobs are based in Brown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brown Township, 2013 → 2023: 320 → 231. 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.
Brown Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 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 365 commuters (the 5% 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 daily flow of workers through Brown Township
On a workday 407 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Brown Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
The distance from Brown Township to work
About 24% 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.
Driving is how Brown Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brown Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 384 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). 5.2% 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.
U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, and where Brown Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
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| 3,642 | Salina OK | 1,127 | $43K | 32.6% | 9.7% | 15% | D− |
| 3,643 | Parsons WV | 1,282 | $41K | 23.6% | 15.2% | 24% | D− |
| 3,644 | Brown Township IN | 1,102 | $41K | 24.6% | 6.3% | 5% | D− |
| 3,645 | Marion Township OH | 1,481 | $35K | 32.7% | 3.3% | 1% | D− |
| 3,646 | Clinton KY | 1,177 | $34K | 30.0% | 7.8% | 17% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
The towns around Brown Township
The biggest share goes to Vernon Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | – | D− | C+ | 29 min | $41,132 |
| Guthrie Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 39 min | $60,144 |
| Carr Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $68,438 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bono Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Northeast Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Vernon Township | 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Saltillo | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Bono Township, Northeast Township, Vernon Township and Saltillo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$41,132 (±$3,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brown Township?
24.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brown Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brown Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (20%, 11 mi), Campbellsburg (5%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (5%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brown Township walkable?
Brown Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brown 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 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.