Green Valley’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. The poverty rate is 9.2% (California 12.0%). For jobs and income Green Valley is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Green Valley
Green Valley and Fairfield trade workers both ways
Fairfield is the top workplace for Green Valley residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Green Valley come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Green Valley is a place people come home to
There are 190 jobs based in Green Valley, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Valley has about 900 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Three in four Green Valley workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Green Valley’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 650 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Green Valley gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($142,000, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Green Valley’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Green Valley could be anywhere from C to A+.
18% of working residents work in Fairfield
Where Green Valley clocks in
18% of workers
4% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Green Valley
On a workday 650 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 190 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in Green Valley on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
What the 190 jobs in Green Valley are
190 jobs are based in Green Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Valley, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 190. 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 Green Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Green Valley, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Valley workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 500 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Green Valley’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Few in Green Valley walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 594 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Green Valley households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Green Valley ranks: 698th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 19 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 696 | Blackhoof Township MN | 1,016 | $105K | 4.1% | 1.4% | 0% | A− |
| 697 | Kenwood CA | 1,028 | $100K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4% | A− |
| 698 | Green Valley CA | 1,364 | $142K | 9.2% | 2.9% | 0% | A− |
| 699 | Robie Creek ID | 1,213 | $106K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| 700 | Central City IA | 1,253 | $85K | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Green Valley, the top three, the last and three more from California.
18% of Green Valley works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley | – | A− | D | 28 min | $142,000 |
| Fairfield | 18% | B | A− | 31 min | $101,895 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fairfield. Darker towns draw more of Green Valley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Green Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Green Valley?
$142,000 (±$73,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Valley?
9.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Valley?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (18%, 7 mi), San Francisco (5%, 37 mi), Vallejo (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Valley walkable?
Green Valley is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Valley
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.