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Jobs & commute in Brookston

For about half of its working residents, Brookston is a commute to Paris

No jobs are based in Brookston in the Census job records; 31 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Brookston for work; outside it, Paris is the main destination (48%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 31 working residents
Day and night

How a workday changes Brookston

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Brookston to work: where people go

Little Rock: 1 residents work here (3%)Gilmer: 1 residents work here (3%)Reno: 1 residents work here (3%)Paris: 15 residents work here (48%)Allen: 1 residents work here (3%)Richardson: 1 residents work here (3%)Plano: 1 residents work here (3%)Dallas: 3 residents work here (10%)San Antonio: 1 residents work here (3%)Sherman: 1 residents work here (3%)BrookstonParisDallasLittle RockGilmerRenoAllenBrookston
1
Paris9.4 mi away
48%15
2
Dallas84.2 mi away
10%3
3
Little Rock, AR205.6 mi away
3%1
4
Gilmer75.5 mi away
3%1
5
Reno13 mi away
3%1
6
Allen66.6 mi away
3%1
7
Richardson73.6 mi away
3%1
8
Plano72.3 mi away
3%1
9
San Antonio332.1 mi away
3%1
10
Sherman53.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%5
The top trips

Where Brookston clocks in

48%Paris
48% of workers
9.4 mi awayParis15 Brookston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Dallas
10% of workers
84.2 mi awayDallas3 Brookston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
205.6 mi awayLittle Rock, AR1 Brookston 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

How far Brookston goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miParis: 48% · 9.4 miDallas: 10% · 84.2 miLittle Rock: 3% · 205.6 miGilmer: 3% · 75.5 miReno: 3% · 13 miAllen: 3% · 66.6 miRichardson: 3% · 73.6 miPlano: 3% · 72.3 miSan Antonio: 3% · 332.1 miSherman: 3% · 53.3 miParis 48%Dallas 10%Little Rock 3%Gilmer 3%Reno 3%Brookston
BrookstonTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi10 residents
26%10–24 mi8 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
42%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 42% 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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brookston: questions

Where do people who live in Brookston work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Brookston

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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.