Frasier, Thomas T. and Wesley B. Houses · Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Brookside
Employers in Brookside report 224 jobs for 200 working residents. Only 1% stay in Brookside for work; outside it, Wheeling is the main destination (24%, 4 miles). Working residents average 18 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
Jobs and commuting in Brookside: the gist
Many Brookside workers cross into West Virginia
51% of Brookside workers work outside Ohio, most of them in West Virginia, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Brookside and Wheeling trade workers both ways
Wheeling is the top workplace for Brookside residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Brookside come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Brookside are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Brookside’s residents
Where Brookside clocks in
24% 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.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookside workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 commuters (the 11% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Brookside
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 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.
Brookside is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookside, 2013 → 2023: 146 → 224. 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 Brookside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Brookside works
About 20% 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.
The towns around Brookside
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside | – | — | — | 18 min | $72,917 |
| Bridgeport | 2% | C− | A− | 18 min | $54,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brookside’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 Brookside: questions
What is the median household income in Brookside?
$72,917 (±$14,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brookside?
6.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookside?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookside work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (24%, 4 mi), Martins Ferry (8%, 3 mi), Richland Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brookside without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brookside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookside
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.