Greenfield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Greenfield Township report 104 jobs for 477 working residents. The two grades for Greenfield Township are B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Greenfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Greenfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 104 jobs based in Greenfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenfield Township has about 990 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Greenfield Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 477 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Greenfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Greenfield Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Greenfield Township’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Greenfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Greenfield Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Greenfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 474 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Greenfield Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Greenfield Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenfield Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 410 commuters (the 2% 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.
12% of working residents work in Lagrange
Where Greenfield Township clocks in
12% 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 Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 104. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Greenfield Township to work
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.
In Greenfield Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenfield Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Greenfield Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 419 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). 0.0% of Greenfield Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Greenfield Township ranks: 1,801st of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,799 | Culver OR | 1,689 | $91K | 6.8% | 3.9% | 6% | B− |
| 1,800 | Bishop Township IL | 1,683 | $84K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 7% | B− |
| 1,801 | Greenfield Township IN | 1,363 | $65K | 3.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,802 | Irondale Township MN | 1,272 | $87K | 6.2% | 12.5% | <1% | B− |
| 1,803 | Brush Valley Township PA | 1,672 | $77K | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Greenfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Greenfield Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Lima Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | – | B− | D− | 21 min | $64,911 |
| Millgrove Township | under 4% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $65,893 |
| Springfield Township | under 4% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $61,734 |
| Lima Township | 6% | C+ | B− | 20 min | $74,083 |
| Bloomfield Township | 5% | C | B− | 22 min | $62,315 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenfield 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 Greenfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenfield Township?
$64,911 (±$52,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield Township?
3.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenfield Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lagrange (12%, 10 mi), Lima Township (6%, 8 mi), Bloomfield Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenfield Township walkable?
Greenfield Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield 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. 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.