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Jobs & commute in Greenwood

Greenwood has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 45 jobs in Greenwood, against 221 working residents. Working residents average 29 minutes each way, next to 28 for Florida and 26 for the U.S. 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Florida as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

45 jobs based here
Household income
$46K
median · Florida $75K
Poverty
13.7%
Florida 12.6%
Unemployment
0.9%
Florida 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
Florida 28 · U.S. 26
Work in town
<1%
1 of 221 working residents
Work from home
4%
Florida 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about work in Greenwood

2jobs for every ten working residents32%work in Marianna38%show a job 50+ miles away

Greenwood is a place people come home to

There are 45 jobs based in Greenwood, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenwood has about 380 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

One in three of Greenwood works in Marianna

71 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Marianna, 6.7 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Greenwood itself. The commute map ↓

A big share show a job far from home

38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓

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 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Greenwood on a workday

On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.

220live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
44work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night560
Workday380
560live here− 220head out to work+ 44come in to work= 380on a workday

About 380 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

32% of working residents work in Marianna

RehobethOzarkDothan: 5 residents work here (2%)Mobile: 3 residents work here (1%)ParkerMaloneBlountstown: 3 residents work here (1%)SneadsGreenwoodChattahoochee: 10 residents work here (5%)PensacolaMarianna: 71 residents work here (32%)Panama City: 6 residents work here (3%)Tallahassee: 10 residents work here (5%)Tampa: 6 residents work here (3%)Upper Grand Lagoon: 3 residents work here (1%)Midway: 3 residents work here (1%)MariannaChattahoocheeTallahasseePanama CityTampaDothanGreenwood
1
Marianna6.7 mi away
32%71
2
Chattahoochee23 mi away
5%10
3
Tallahassee61.3 mi away
5%10
4
Panama City48.9 mi away
3%6
5
Tampa257.7 mi away
3%6
6
Dothan, AL28.9 mi away
2%5
7
Mobile, AL175.5 mi away
1%3
8
Blountstown30.5 mi away
1%3
9
Upper Grand Lagoon59.5 mi away
1%3
10
Midway114.5 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%101
The top trips

Where Greenwood clocks in

32% of workers
6.7 mi awayMarianna71 Greenwood residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
23 mi awayChattahoochee10 Greenwood residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
61.3 mi awayTallahassee10 Greenwood residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

How far

Miles to work from Greenwood

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMarianna: 32% · 6.7 miChattahoochee: 5% · 23 miTallahassee: 5% · 61.3 miPanama City: 3% · 48.9 miTampa: 3% · 257.7 miDothan: 2% · 28.9 miMobile: 1% · 175.5 miBlountstown: 1% · 30.5 miUpper Grand Lagoon: 1% · 59.5 miMidway: 1% · 114.5 miMarianna 32%Chattahoochee 5%Tallahassee 5%Panama City 3%Tampa 3%Greenwood
GreenwoodTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi85 residents
14%10–24 mi30 residents
8%25–50 mi18 residents
38%Over 50 mi83 residents

About 38% 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 jobs

The kinds of work in Greenwood

Jobs based in GreenwoodJobs Greenwood residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%11%
Trade, transport & utilities24%14%
Services: health, schools, offices71%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less42%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%38%
Over $3,333 a month20%51%

Who does it

29 or younger24%24%
30 to 5449%48%
55 and older27%28%
−6%

Jobs based in Greenwood, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 45. 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 Greenwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 29 minutes in Greenwood

A year of commuting
225 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Greenwood29 min
Florida28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Greenwood gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 334 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Next door

Work next door: 32% of Greenwood’s workers

Marianna: 32% of workers work hereMariannaGreenwood
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Marianna32% of Greenwood works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreenwood workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greenwood–——29 min$46,023
Marianna32%C−B24 min$40,414

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Marianna. Darker towns draw more of Greenwood’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Greenwood: questions

What is the median household income in Greenwood?

$46,023 (±$15,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?

13.7%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Greenwood?

29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Greenwood work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marianna (32%, 7 mi), Chattahoochee (5%, 23 mi), Tallahassee (5%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Greenwood without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Greenwood, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.