With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brown Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Brown Township are B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Employers in Brown Township report 198 jobs, against 1,168 working residents. Only 1% work in Brown Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (30%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brown Township: the figures worth knowing
Brown Township is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in Brown Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brown Township has about 1,600 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Brown Township works in Indianapolis
354 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 29 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Brown Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Brown Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brown Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #273 of 593 in Indiana. Household income holds Brown Township’s grade up ($82,734, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brown Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The daily commute in and out of Brown Township
On a workday 1,151 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Brown Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Brown Township: the destinations
Where Brown Township clocks in
30% of workers
16% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Brown Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brown Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 198. 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.
Commuting from Brown Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 917 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Brown 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.
Brown Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brown Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #550 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Brown 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 998 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). 2.6% 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.
For jobs and income, Brown Township is 1,952nd of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 184 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,950 | Ponderosa Park CO | 3,453 | $132K | 5.4% | 6.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,951 | Forreston Township IL | 1,952 | $72K | 5.5% | 5.5% | 9% | B |
| 1,952 | Brown Township IN | 2,567 | $83K | 8.3% | 4.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,953 | Glen NY | 2,649 | $84K | 16.4% | 0.1% | 7% | B |
| 1,954 | Mifflin Township PA | 2,365 | $61K | 10.7% | 0.7% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Brown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Brown Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $82,734 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $95,000 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $62,599 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $82,500 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $82,090 |
| Greensboro Township | under 2% | C | D | 34 min | $56,111 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$82,734 (±$18,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brown Township?
8.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brown Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brown Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (30%, 29 mi), Greenfield (16%, 11 mi), Carmel (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brown Township walkable?
Brown Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 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 3% 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.