Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Brownville
Only 1% work in Brownville; the top destination outside it is Watertown (27%, 4 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home; New York has 15%. The average commute takes 18 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brownville, in a few figures
Brownville and Watertown trade workers both ways
Watertown is the top workplace for Brownville residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Brownville come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Brownville are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York 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 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Brownville goes to work
Where Brownville 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 daily trip from Brownville: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brownville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 commuters (the 5% 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.
Brownville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Brownville on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
A place that makes things: 31% of Brownville’s jobs are in goods
167 jobs are based in Brownville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brownville, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 167. 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 Brownville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Brownville’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Around Brownville: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hounsfield (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brownville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownville | – | — | — | 18 min | $101,563 |
| Hounsfield | 6% | B | C | 25 min | $82,981 |
| Glen Park | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brownville’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 Brownville: questions
What is the median household income in Brownville?
$101,563 (±$17,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brownville?
3.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brownville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brownville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (27%, 4 mi), Watertown (15%, 6 mi), Hounsfield (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brownville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brownville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brownville
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.