Greenhorn has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. Employers in Greenhorn report 16 jobs, against 93 working residents. Hardly any work in Greenhorn itself; outside it, East Quincy draws the most (16%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenhorn on a workday afternoon
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Greenhorn on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Greenhorn ends
Where Greenhorn clocks in
Lines 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 kinds of work in Greenhorn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenhorn, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 16. 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 Greenhorn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Greenhorn’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenhorn workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Greenhorn, by distance
About 61% 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.
The towns around Greenhorn
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenhorn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhorn | – | — | — | 18 min | $71,538 |
| Spring Garden | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Garden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenhorn’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 Greenhorn: questions
What is the median household income in Greenhorn?
$71,538 (±$46,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenhorn?
7.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenhorn?
18 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenhorn work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Quincy (16%, 8 mi), Quincy (10%, 11 mi), San Francisco (3%, 172 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenhorn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenhorn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenhorn
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.