Where Brunswick earns its living
A typical one-way commute from Brunswick lasts 19 minutes (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). About one in seven stay in Brunswick for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (6%, 79 miles). 6% of workers work from home, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Brunswick: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Brunswick are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Missouri. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Missouri 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 358 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Brunswick’s workers travel
About 37% 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Brunswick
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brunswick workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 277 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
In and out of Brunswick on a workday
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 217 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Brunswick on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Where people from Brunswick work
Where Brunswick clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
The 263 jobs based in Brunswick
263 jobs are based in Brunswick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brunswick, 2013 → 2023: 297 → 263. 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 Brunswick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Brunswick compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brunswick Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brunswick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | – | — | — | 19 min | $39,531 |
| Brunswick Township | 3% | D− | B+ | 20 min | $46,389 |
| De Witt Township | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. De Witt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brunswick’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 Brunswick: questions
What is the median household income in Brunswick?
$39,531 (±$10,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brunswick?
21.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brunswick?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brunswick work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (6%, 79 mi), Marshall (6%, 22 mi), Moberly (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brunswick without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brunswick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brunswick
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.