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Jobs & commute in Brownsville

Making a living in Brownsville

Brownsville has 107 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Brownsville; the top destination outside it is Columbus (27%, 39 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Household income
$76K
median · Ohio $71K
Poverty
0.0%
Ohio 13.3%
Unemployment
100.0%
Ohio 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 107 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Brownsville

On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

107live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday110
220live here− 110head out to work+ 0come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Brownsville on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Brownsville: the destinations

Heath: 7 residents work here (7%)Zanesville: 5 residents work here (5%)Westerville: 3 residents work here (3%)Lancaster: 2 residents work here (2%)New Albany: 7 residents work here (7%)Newark: 15 residents work here (14%)Columbus: 29 residents work here (27%)Muskingum Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Union Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Etna Township: 3 residents work here (3%)BrownsvilleColumbusNewarkHeathNew AlbanyZanesvilleWestervilleBrownsville
1
Columbus38.8 mi away
27%29
2
Newark12.6 mi away
14%15
3
Heath11.3 mi away
7%7
4
New Albany29.2 mi away
7%7
5
Zanesville12.9 mi away
5%5
6
Westerville37 mi away
3%3
7
Union Township14.8 mi away
3%3
8
Etna Township23.1 mi away
3%3
9
Lancaster24 mi away
2%2
10
Muskingum Township13.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%31
The top trips

Where Brownsville clocks in

27% of workers
38.8 mi awayColumbus29 Brownsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
12.6 mi awayNewark15 Brownsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
11.3 mi awayHeath7 Brownsville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

The distance from Brownsville to work

10 mi25 mi45 miColumbus: 27% · 38.8 miNewark: 14% · 12.6 miHeath: 7% · 11.3 miNew Albany: 7% · 29.2 miZanesville: 5% · 12.9 miWesterville: 3% · 37 miUnion Township: 3% · 14.8 miEtna Township: 3% · 23.1 miLancaster: 2% · 24 miMuskingum Township: 2% · 13.5 miColumbus 27%Newark 14%Heath 7%Zanesville 5%Brownsville
BrownsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi7 residents
38%10–24 mi41 residents
41%25–50 mi44 residents
14%Over 50 mi15 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brownsville: questions

What is the median household income in Brownsville?

$76,492 (±$38,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brownsville?

0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Brownsville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (27%, 39 mi), Newark (14%, 13 mi), Heath (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brownsville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Brownsville

Brownsville home →
HandbookGetting around BrownsvilleRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in OHShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.