Jobs, income and commuting in Greenfield, IL
Greenfield has 338 jobs for 477 working residents. About one in seven work in Greenfield; the top destination outside it is Jacksonville (8%, 27 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Greenfield apart on work
How many miles Greenfield commutes
About 22% 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.
A workday in Greenfield: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 407 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Greenfield on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Where Greenfield goes to work
Where Greenfield clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Greenfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield, 2013 → 2023: 351 → 338. 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 Greenfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Greenfield: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 453 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Greenfield and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Rockbridge Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | – | — | — | 29 min | $71,250 |
| Rubicon Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Rockbridge Township | 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $76,731 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rubicon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenfield’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 Greenfield: questions
What is the median household income in Greenfield?
$71,250 (±$11,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield?
11.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenfield?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenfield work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jacksonville (8%, 27 mi), Springfield (6%, 43 mi), Carrollton (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield
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.