Work & commute in Brown, IN
Most working residents leave Brown for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Center (19%), Brownsburg (9%) and Pike (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 7,291 Brown residents head out of town to work, 240 work right here, and 2,705 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Brown.
Where Brown goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Brown commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Brown is a commuter town
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Brown are
2,945 jobs are based in Brown. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Brown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Brown
Jobs Brown residents hold
Jobs based in Brown, 2013 → 2023: 2,164 → 2,945. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.