Jobs and the daily commute in Greene Township
Only 2% stay in Greene Township for work; outside it, Portland is the main destination (18%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. 233 jobs are based in Greene Township, against 353 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Greene Township in brief
The places Greene Township commutes to
Where Greene Township clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 Greene Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 227 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Greene Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
What Greene Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greene Township, 2013 → 2023: 187 → 233. 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 Greene Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Greene Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greene Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 476 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Greene Township works
About 25% 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.
Around Greene Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greene Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $91,528 |
| Wayne Township | 3% | C | B+ | 19 min | $59,403 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Knox Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Knox Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greene 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 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 Greene Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greene Township?
$91,528 (±$54,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greene Township?
10.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greene Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greene Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (18%, 5 mi), Berne (6%, 16 mi), Bluffton (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greene Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greene Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greene Township
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.