Most of Briar commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Briar is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). 259 jobs are based in Briar, against 3,130 working residents. Only 1% work in Briar; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (27%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Briar: the figures worth knowing
Briar workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Briar is a place people come home to
There are 259 jobs based in Briar, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Briar has about 4,400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Briar and Fort Worth trade workers both ways
Fort Worth is the top workplace for Briar residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Briar come from (13% 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.
Inside Briar’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($104,238, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Briar could be anywhere from B to A+.
The daily trip from Briar: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Briar workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,923 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
How many people are in Briar by day
On a workday 3,093 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Briar on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 towns that employ Briar’s residents
Where Briar clocks in
27% 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.
Jobs in Briar: what the 259 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Briar, 2013 → 2023: 258 → 259. 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 Briar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Briar
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.
Briar is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,410 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). 0.4% of Briar households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Briar’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Briar is 789th among 3,122 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 787 | Pleasant View TN | 5,797 | $109K | 1.4% | 6.4% | 6% | A− |
| 788 | Brookfield WI | 6,515 | $89K | 7.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 789 | Briar TX | 7,228 | $104K | 6.9% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 790 | Falmouth VA | 5,216 | $112K | 7.2% | 3.4% | <1% | A− |
| 791 | Holly Ridge NC | 5,908 | $105K | 0.8% | 1.6% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,122 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Briar, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door to Briar
The biggest share goes to Azle (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Briar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar | – | A− | D | 39 min | $104,238 |
| Pecan Acres | under 2% | B | C− | 39 min | $114,141 |
| Reno | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $96,118 |
| Azle | 4% | B | B− | 31 min | $68,514 |
| Pelican Bay | under 2% | B | D | 36 min | $70,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Briar’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 Briar: questions
What is the median household income in Briar?
$104,238 (±$18,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Briar?
6.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Briar?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Briar work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (27%, 21 mi), Dallas (6%, 49 mi), Azle (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Briar walkable?
Briar is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Briar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Briar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Briar
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.