Brookford has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. Brookford has 59 jobs, against 186 working residents. Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 16% across North Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Brookford by day
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Brookford on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
27% of working residents work in Hickory
Where Brookford clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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.
In Brookford, 31% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookford, 2013 → 2023: 202 → 59. 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 Brookford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Brookford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookford workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 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.
The distance from Brookford to work
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.
Bordering towns draw 27% of Brookford’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookford | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hickory | 27% | C+ | B | 21 min | $64,576 |
| Mountain View | under 3% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $71,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hickory. Darker towns draw more of Brookford’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 Brookford: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brookford?
19.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookford?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookford work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hickory (27%, 3 mi), Conover (8%, 7 mi), Charlotte (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brookford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brookford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookford
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.