With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brooks Mill works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 11 jobs are based in Brooks Mill, against 52 working residents. Hardly any work in Brooks Mill; the top destination outside it is Altoona (19%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Brooks Mill: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Brooks Mill on a workday afternoon, 82% fewer than live here.
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 places Brooks Mill commutes to
Where Brooks Mill clocks in
19% 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.
100% of the jobs in Brooks Mill make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Brooks Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brooks Mill
of Brooks Mill workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Brooks Mill, by distance
About 17% 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.
Brooks Mill and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Freedom Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brooks Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Mill | – | — | — | — | — |
| Leamersville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Freedom Township | 4% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $75,096 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leamersville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brooks Mill’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 Brooks Mill: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brooks Mill?
22.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brooks Mill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (19%, 9 mi), Hollidaysburg (10%, 4 mi), Logan Township (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brooks Mill 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 Brooks Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brooks Mill
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.