Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBrown Township has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
24% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. 1.2% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. For jobs and income Brown Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Brown Township: the gist
Much of Brown Township works one town over
59% of working residents work in a town that borders Brown Township: Columbus (48%), Hilliard (9%) and West Jefferson (2%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Brown Township
24% of Brown Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Brown Township is a place people come home to
There are 568 jobs based in Brown Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brown Township has about 2,300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. 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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Brown Township
The poverty rate holds Brown Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brown Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,478 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who leaves Brown Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,061 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 516 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Brown Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
48% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Brown Township clocks in
48% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Brown Township
568 jobs are based in Brown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brown Township, 2013 → 2023: 453 → 568. 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 Brown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Brown Township
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.
Most trips from Brown Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,934 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of Brown Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Brown Township is 609th of 4,153 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 607 | Felton CA | 4,093 | $123K | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| 608 | New Market Township MN | 3,574 | $130K | 2.3% | 6.4% | 4% | A− |
| 609 | Brown Township OH | 3,810 | $134K | 1.2% | 7.2% | 2% | A− |
| 610 | Middlefield CT | 4,276 | $100K | 8.1% | 2.9% | 8% | A− |
| 611 | Berlin MA | 3,486 | $121K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Brown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 59% of Brown Township
The biggest share goes to Columbus (48%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | – | A− | C− | 24 min | $133,542 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $82,300 |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 20 min | $80,433 |
| Lake Darby | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $97,404 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 21 min | $73,793 |
| Columbus | 48% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| West Jefferson | 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $64,136 |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | A | B | 22 min | $130,801 |
| Hilliard | 9% | A | B | 22 min | $128,189 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 23 min | $147,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brown Township’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 Brown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brown Township?
$133,542 (±$48,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brown Township?
1.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brown Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brown Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (48%, 13 mi), Hilliard (9%, 4 mi), Dublin (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brown Township walkable?
Brown Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brown Township
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.