With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Brewerton works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Brewerton; the top destination outside it is Syracuse (22%, 13 miles). 804 jobs are based in Brewerton, and 1,647 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Brewerton in brief
From Brewerton, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brewerton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,661 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Brewerton, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,602 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 759 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Brewerton on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The places Brewerton commutes to
Where Brewerton clocks in
22% of workers
11% 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.
33% of the jobs in Brewerton make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brewerton, 2013 → 2023: 943 → 804. 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 Brewerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Brewerton to work
About 16% 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.
Work next door: 12% of Brewerton’s workers
The biggest share goes to Clay (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brewerton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewerton | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,813 |
| Clay | 8% | B+ | B | 21 min | $90,707 |
| Hastings | 4% | C+ | C+ | 31 min | $84,027 |
| West Monroe | under 2% | B | D | 26 min | $90,558 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brewerton’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 Brewerton: questions
What is the median household income in Brewerton?
$82,813 (±$17,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brewerton?
22.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brewerton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brewerton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (22%, 13 mi), Cicero (11%, 6 mi), DeWitt (11%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brewerton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brewerton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brewerton
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.