Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0At 2.0%, unemployment in Brimfield is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Brimfield are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 3% work in Brimfield itself; outside it, Akron draws the most (15%, 9 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Brimfield
Brimfield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Brimfield and Akron trade workers both ways
Akron is the top workplace for Brimfield residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Brimfield come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Brimfield: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brimfield is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #123 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($90,377, U.S. $80,734). 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, Brimfield could be anywhere from B to A+.
How long Brimfield spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brimfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,424 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Brimfield to work: where people go
Where Brimfield clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Brimfield
On a workday 1,547 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 1,056 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Brimfield on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
What the 1,099 jobs in Brimfield are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brimfield, 2013 → 2023: 1,133 → 1,099. 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 Brimfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Brimfield, by distance
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.
In Brimfield, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brimfield is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #277 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,622 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Brimfield households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brimfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000, Brimfield ranks 354th of 4,618 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 352 | Salem AR | 2,642 | $74K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 353 | Afton MN | 2,960 | $133K | 6.3% | 3.2% | 1% | A |
| 354 | Brimfield OH | 2,979 | $90K | 4.2% | 2.0% | 3% | A |
| 355 | Victor NY | 2,906 | $90K | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4% | A |
| 356 | Paddock Lake WI | 2,974 | $88K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Brimfield, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Brimfield: questions
What is the median household income in Brimfield?
$90,377 (±$16,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brimfield?
4.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brimfield?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brimfield work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (15%, 9 mi), Kent (7%, 4 mi), Cleveland (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brimfield walkable?
Brimfield is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brimfield 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 Brimfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brimfield
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.