Brighton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,881 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 178th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brighton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brighton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brighton who work in sales jobs (14.73%), healthcare (14.44%), and office and administrative support (10.76%). Also of interest is that Brighton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Brighton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brighton, the average commute to work is 32.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Brighton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Brighton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.19% of the adults in Brighton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Brighton in 2022 was $33,415, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,660 for a family of four. However, Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brighton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
