Brecon draws 5,669 commuters a day, with 43.0 jobs for every working resident
5,671 jobs are based in Brecon, against 132 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Ohio has 13%. 57.8% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brecon by day and by night
On a workday 130 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 6,400 people are in Brecon on a workday afternoon, 644% more 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.
Where the people who work in Brecon live
Where Brecon clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
76% of the jobs in Brecon pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brecon, 2013 → 2023: 5,138 → 5,671. 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 Brecon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brecon
of Brecon workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Brecon’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Next door is work for 17% of Brecon
The biggest share goes to Sharonville (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brecon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecon | – | — | — | — | $73,181 |
| Sharonville | 9% | A− | B+ | 17 min | $74,649 |
| Blue Ash | 8% | A+ | B | 20 min | $115,313 |
| Montgomery | under 3% | A+ | B | 21 min | $150,995 |
| Highpoint | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $47,283 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brecon’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 Brecon: questions
What is the median household income in Brecon?
$73,181 (±$62,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brecon?
57.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brecon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 13 mi), Sharonville (9%, 3 mi), Blue Ash (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brecon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brecon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brecon
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.