There are 2.0 jobs in Brockway for every working resident, and 1,941 people commute in
Household incomes here are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns. There are 2,097 jobs in Brockway for 1,066 working residents. Brockway grades D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Brockway
Brockway is where the jobs are
Brockway has 2,097 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Brockway and Black River Falls trade workers both ways
Black River Falls is the top workplace for Brockway residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Brockway come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Brockway pay better than its residents’ jobs
68% of the jobs based in Brockway pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 50% of the jobs Brockway residents hold. 93% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Brockway. The jobs ↓
Few Brockway workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Brockway’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Brockway is better than 7% of U.S. towns, #357 of 362 in Wisconsin. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Brockway’s grade.
Unemployment (8.6%) is left out: Brockway’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Brockway could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Brockway
On a workday 910 residents head out to work and 156 work right here.
About 4,000 people are in Brockway on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Brockway, and from where
Where Brockway clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
68% of the jobs in Brockway pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brockway, 2013 → 2023: 2,660 → 2,097. 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 Brockway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Brockway
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brockway workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 804 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Brockway
About 33% 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.
Few in Brockway walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brockway is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #233 of 362 in Wisconsin. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 834 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.8% of Brockway households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brockway’s commuters take a bus or train.
Brockway and other U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,243 | Moose Lake MN | 2,948 | $64K | 51.2% | 12.1% | 29% | D |
| 4,244 | L'Anse Township MI | 3,634 | $55K | 15.9% | 6.5% | 31% | D |
| 4,245 | Brockway WI | 2,991 | $50K | 19.3% | 8.6% | 15% | D |
| 4,246 | Mohave Valley AZ | 2,555 | $60K | 14.8% | 9.3% | 4% | D |
| 4,247 | Warsaw NY | 3,592 | $55K | 22.4% | 9.0% | 26% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Brockway, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Bordering towns draw 20% of Brockway’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brockway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway | – | D | C+ | 23 min | $49,896 |
| Albion | under 2% | C | D | 22 min | $68,214 |
| Black River Falls | 20% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $66,632 |
| Adams | under 2% | C+ | D | 26 min | $75,750 |
| Millston | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Manchester | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Komensky | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millston and Komensky: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Manchester: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Black River Falls. Darker towns draw more of Brockway’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 Brockway: questions
What is the median household income in Brockway?
$49,896 (±$7,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brockway?
19.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brockway?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brockway work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Black River Falls (20%, 3 mi), Tomah (5%, 25 mi), La Crosse (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brockway walkable?
Brockway is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brockway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brockway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brockway
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.