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Jobs & commute in Brookview

Brookview has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

1 jobs are based in Brookview, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Brookview; the top destination outside it is Easton (17%, 20 miles). 8% of workers work from home, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Brookview

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday24
46live here− 23head out to work+ 1come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Brookview on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Brookview ends

Seaford: 1 residents work here (4%)BrookviewFederalsburg: 1 residents work here (4%)Annapolis: 2 residents work here (9%)Easton: 4 residents work here (17%)Cambridge: 1 residents work here (4%)Baltimore: 1 residents work here (4%)Linthicum: 1 residents work here (4%)Oxon Hill: 1 residents work here (4%)Beltsville: 1 residents work here (4%)Silver Spring: 1 residents work here (4%)EastonAnnapolisSeafordFederalsburgCambridgeBaltimoreBrookview
1
Easton20.5 mi away
17%4
2
Annapolis47.2 mi away
9%2
3
Seaford, DE11.3 mi away
4%1
4
Federalsburg8.2 mi away
4%1
5
Cambridge15.4 mi away
4%1
6
Baltimore66.7 mi away
4%1
7
Linthicum64.2 mi away
4%1
8
Oxon Hill65.1 mi away
4%1
9
Beltsville68.7 mi away
4%1
10
Silver Spring72.4 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%9
The top trips

Where Brookview clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in BrookviewJobs Brookview residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month100%65%

Who does it

29 or younger0%30%
30 to 54100%39%
55 and older0%30%

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 Brookview’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Brookview

Working from home
8%

of Brookview workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Brookview gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 12 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% 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

The commute from Brookview, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEaston: 17% · 20.5 miAnnapolis: 9% · 47.2 miSeaford: 4% · 11.3 miFederalsburg: 4% · 8.2 miCambridge: 4% · 15.4 miBaltimore: 4% · 66.7 miLinthicum: 4% · 64.2 miOxon Hill: 4% · 65.1 miBeltsville: 4% · 68.7 miSilver Spring: 4% · 72.4 miEaston 17%Annapolis 9%Seaford 4%Federalsburg 4%Cambridge 4%Brookview
BrookviewTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi3 residents
30%10–24 mi7 residents
17%25–50 mi4 residents
39%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 39% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brookview: questions

What is the poverty rate in Brookview?

21.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Brookview work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Easton (17%, 20 mi), Annapolis (9%, 47 mi), Seaford (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Brookview without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brookview, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Brookview

Brookview home →

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.