Photo: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 22.3 jobs in Greer for every working resident, and 311 people commute in
Employers in Greer report 312 jobs for 14 working residents. Only 7% work in Greer itself; outside it, Springerville draws the most (21%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Greer: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 13 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
22.3 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.
The towns that send workers to Greer
Where Greer clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
83% of the jobs in Greer pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greer, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 312. 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 Greer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Greer, by distance
About 50% 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.
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 Greer: questions
Where do people who live in Greer work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springerville (21%, 14 mi), Phoenix (14%, 154 mi), Milan (14%, 121 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greer
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.