Photo: Lexator · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Brice
The average commute takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio. Hardly any work in Brice; the top destination outside it is Columbus (30%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Brice
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Brice on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
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 towns that employ Brice’s residents
Where Brice clocks in
30% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
What the 63 jobs in Brice are
63 jobs are based in Brice.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brice, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 63. 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 Brice’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brice workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 21% 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.
How far it is to work from Brice
About 15% 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 to Brice
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brice workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice | – | — | — | 39 min | $56,853 |
| Truro Township | under 3% | B− | A− | 24 min | $65,999 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brice’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 Brice: questions
What is the median household income in Brice?
$56,853 (±$17,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brice?
17.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brice?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brice work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (30%, 9 mi), Whitehall (4%, 4 mi), Reynoldsburg (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brice without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brice, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brice
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.