Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainThere are 1.8 jobs in Greencastle Township for every working resident, and 7,252 people commute in
Greencastle Township grades B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. There are 9,449 jobs in Greencastle Township; 5,304 of its residents have a job. About two in five stay in Greencastle Township for work; outside it, Greencastle is the main destination (35%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Greencastle Township apart
Greencastle Township and Greencastle trade workers both ways
Greencastle is the top workplace for Greencastle Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Greencastle Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Greencastle Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,449 jobs in Greencastle Township are filled from a wide area. Greencastle Township’s own residents hold 23% and the ten next-biggest home towns 19%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Greencastle Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greencastle Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #333 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Greencastle Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($65,078, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greencastle Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily trip into Greencastle Township
Where Greencastle Township clocks in
35% of workers
15% of workers
3% 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.
A workday in Greencastle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,107 residents head out to work and 2,197 work right here.
About 17,000 people are in Greencastle Township on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 kinds of work in Greencastle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greencastle Township, 2014 → 2024: 9,884 → 9,449. 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 Greencastle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Greencastle Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greencastle Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,288 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
How far it is to work from Greencastle Township
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.
Greencastle Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greencastle Township is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #26 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 14.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 8.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,940 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of Greencastle Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greencastle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Greencastle Township ranks: 1,482nd of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 60 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 101 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 110 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,480 | Unity Township OH | 9,444 | $52K | 13.7% | 1.5% | 12% | B− |
| 1,481 | Beech Grove IN | 14,671 | $50K | 11.1% | 4.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,482 | Greencastle Township IN | 12,807 | $65K | 9.5% | 3.5% | 41% | B− |
| 1,483 | Champion Township OH | 9,277 | $70K | 9.4% | 5.1% | 8% | B− |
| 1,484 | London OH | 10,813 | $60K | 10.8% | 4.0% | 18% | B− |
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| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Greencastle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Greencastle Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greencastle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greencastle Township | – | B− | A | 21 min | $65,078 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B− | D | 34 min | $82,083 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $103,548 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $107,891 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | C | 29 min | $89,426 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | D | 38 min | $84,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greencastle Township’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 Greencastle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greencastle Township?
$65,078 (±$10,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greencastle Township?
9.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greencastle Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greencastle Township work?
41% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greencastle (35%, 0 mi), Indianapolis (15%, 38 mi), Plainfield (3%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Greencastle Township walkable?
Greencastle Township is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greencastle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greencastle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greencastle Township
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. 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.