With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenwood works elsewhere
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. There are 28 jobs in Greenwood, against 167 working residents. Hardly any work in Greenwood itself; outside it, McHenry draws the most (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenwood on a workday afternoon
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Greenwood commutes to
Where Greenwood clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
What Greenwood’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 28. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Greenwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Greenwood: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Greenwood
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Greenwood
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | — | — | 26 min | $131,250 |
| Wonder Lake | under 2% | B+ | D | 37 min | $94,655 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenwood’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 2024, 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 Greenwood: questions
What is the median household income in Greenwood?
$131,250 (±$80,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
12.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McHenry (12%, 6 mi), Woodstock (9%, 6 mi), Chicago (8%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
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.
More of Greenwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.