Work & commute · Brownfield

Work & commute in Brownfield, TX

About one in 3 of Brownfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (19%), Levelland (3%) and Seminole (2%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

1,060 of 3,409 working residents

Typical commute

32 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,349 Brownfield residents head out of town to work, 1,060 work right here, and 1,167 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Brownfield.

2,349live here, work elsewhere

1,060live and work here

1,167work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Brownfield goes to work

Brownfield (in town)right here

31%1,060

Lubbock34.7 mi away

19%635

Levelland28.5 mi away

3%92

Seminole38.2 mi away

2%77

Amarillo142.1 mi away

2%65

Midland80.1 mi away

2%54

Dallas320.2 mi away

1%41

Denver City35.4 mi away

1%38

Houston468.3 mi away

1%38

Plainview77 mi away

1%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%1,281

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

How far

How far Brownfield commutes

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

35%

34%

26%

35%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Brownfield is a commuter town

0.65jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Brownfield are

2,227 jobs are based in Brownfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Brownfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Brownfield

2,227 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Brownfield residents hold

3,409 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−13%

Jobs based in Brownfield, 2013 → 2023: 2,546 → 2,227. 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.