Photo: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0Brunswick has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Brunswick report 2,307 jobs, against 6,323 working residents. For jobs and income Brunswick is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (C+). Measured by household income, Brunswick is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Brunswick: the gist
The better-paid jobs are outside Brunswick
73% of Brunswick residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Brunswick pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Brunswick are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Brunswick are in trade, transport and utilities, against 15% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Brunswick empties out on a workday
About 8,600 people are in Brunswick on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 13,000 who live here: 6,000 head out to work and 2,000 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Brunswick’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brunswick could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The kinds of work in Brunswick
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brunswick, 2013 → 2023: 2,033 → 2,307. 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.
Getting to work from Brunswick takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brunswick workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,558 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.
The daily flow of workers through Brunswick
On a workday 5,996 residents head out to work, 327 work right here, and 1,980 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,600 people are in Brunswick on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
20% of working residents work in Albany
Where Brunswick clocks in
20% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Brunswick
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.
Brunswick is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,343 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 12% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.1% of Brunswick households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Brunswick’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000, Brunswick ranks 397th of 2,354 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 62 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
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| 87 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 90 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
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| 395 | Wesley Chapel NC | 9,566 | $132K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3% | A |
| 396 | Mantua Township NJ | 15,582 | $122K | 3.4% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 397 | Brunswick NY | 12,626 | $107K | 2.8% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| 398 | Franconia Township PA | 13,827 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.5% | 9% | A |
| 399 | Winfield IL | 10,146 | $136K | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Brunswick, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
The towns next door employ 16% of Brunswick
The biggest share goes to Troy (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brunswick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | – | A | C+ | 27 min | $107,350 |
| Troy | 14% | C− | A+ | 21 min | $58,477 |
| North Greenbush | 2% | A | B+ | 21 min | $117,372 |
| Poestenkill | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $126,250 |
| Wynantskill | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Grafton | under 2% | B− | D− | 33 min | $100,809 |
| Schaghticoke | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $107,083 |
| Pittstown | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $92,098 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wynantskill: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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?
$107,350 (±$11,381) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brunswick?
2.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brunswick?
27 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 Brunswick work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (20%, 12 mi), Colonie (14%, 10 mi), Troy (14%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brunswick walkable?
Brunswick is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brunswick without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.