Work & commute · West Brow

Work & commute in West Brow, GA

Most working residents leave West Brow for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Chattanooga (35%), Trenton (8%) and Lookout Mountain (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 250 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 249 West Brow residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Brow.

249live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

19work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Brow goes to work

Chattanooga, TN14.2 mi away

35%87

Trenton5.9 mi away

8%19

Lookout Mountain4.8 mi away

5%13

Atlanta97.8 mi away

2%6

Dalton27.2 mi away

2%4

Fort Oglethorpe9.8 mi away

1%3

Rome46.7 mi away

1%3

Lookout Mountain, TN6.7 mi away

1%3

Rossville8.4 mi away

1%2

Ringgold16.8 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%108

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far West Brow commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

30%

44%

20%

30%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Brow is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Brow are

20 jobs are based in West Brow. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Brow’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Brow

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs West Brow residents hold

250 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−31%

Jobs based in West Brow, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 20. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.