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Jobs & commute in Browning

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

Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Browning; the top destination outside it is Milan (16%, 12 miles).

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

Day and night

Browning quiets down on a workday

On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

97live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday120
220live here− 97head out to work+ 4come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Browning on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

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

0.04 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 commute map

16% of working residents work in Milan

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Purdin: 2 residents work here (2%)Meadville: 3 residents work here (3%)BrowningLinneus: 2 residents work here (2%)Milan: 16 residents work here (16%)Brookfield: 5 residents work here (5%)Macon: 2 residents work here (2%)Trenton: 3 residents work here (3%)Chillicothe: 11 residents work here (11%)Kansas City: 8 residents work here (8%)Morgan Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Medicine TownshipBucklin TownshipYellow Creek TownshipMilanChillicotheKansas CityBrookfieldMeadvilleTrentonBrowning
1
Milan11.8 mi away
16%16
2
Chillicothe26.4 mi away
11%11
3
Kansas City97.1 mi away
8%8
4
Brookfield17.8 mi away
5%5
5
Meadville18.6 mi away
3%3
6
Trenton23.6 mi away
3%3
7
Morgan Township35.5 mi away
3%3
8
Purdin5.9 mi away
2%2
9
Linneus11 mi away
2%2
10
Macon41.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%42
The top trips

Where Browning clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

4 jobs are based in Browning. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Browning’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in BrowningJobs Browning residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%36%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less75%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month25%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 5450%49%
55 and older50%24%
−76%

Jobs based in Browning, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 4. 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.

Time on the road

About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
198 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Browning26 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Browning workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Browning gets to work
97%Drive alone
2%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 60 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

How far

Half of Browning commutes less than 26 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMilan: 16% · 11.8 miChillicothe: 11% · 26.4 miKansas City: 8% · 97.1 miBrookfield: 5% · 17.8 miMeadville: 3% · 18.6 miTrenton: 3% · 23.6 miMorgan Township: 3% · 35.5 miPurdin: 2% · 5.9 miLinneus: 2% · 11 miMacon: 2% · 41.8 miMilan 16%Chillicothe 11%Kansas City 8%Brookfield 5%Meadville 3%Browning
BrowningTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi3 residents
41%10–24 mi39 residents
24%25–50 mi23 residents
32%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 32% 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.

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 Browning: questions

What is the median household income in Browning?

$18,594 (±$11,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Browning?

43.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Browning?

26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Browning work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milan (16%, 12 mi), Chillicothe (11%, 26 mi), Kansas City (8%, 97 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Browning without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Browning

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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.