With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brownsville Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Brownsville Township; the top destination outside it is Richmond (17%, 11 miles). There are 81 jobs in Brownsville Township, against 324 working residents. Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Brownsville Township
Brownsville Township and Richmond trade workers both ways
Richmond is the top workplace for Brownsville Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Brownsville Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Brownsville Township is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Brownsville Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brownsville Township has about 460 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Brownsville Township workers cross into Ohio
19% of Brownsville Township workers work outside Indiana, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Oxford (7%), Hamilton (3%) and Cincinnati (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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; with 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Brownsville Township commutes to
Where Brownsville Township clocks in
8% 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.
Brownsville Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Brownsville Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Brownsville Township works in goods: 49% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brownsville Township, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 81. 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 Brownsville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Brownsville Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brownsville Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 373 commuters (the 9% 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 Brownsville Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Brownsville Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brownsville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $77,935 |
| Abington Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Harrison Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D | 23 min | $85,050 |
| Abington | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $58,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Abington Township, Harrison Township, Abington and Waterloo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township. Darker towns draw more of Brownsville 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 Brownsville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brownsville Township?
$77,935 (±$4,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brownsville Township?
1.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brownsville Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brownsville Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (17%, 11 mi), Liberty (12%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Brownsville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brownsville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brownsville 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.