Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Greensfork Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Greensfork Township itself; outside it, Richmond draws the most (15%, 16 miles). 50 jobs are based in Greensfork Township for 428 working residents. Greensfork Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Greensfork Township
Greensfork Township is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Greensfork Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greensfork Township has about 680 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greensfork Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 28 minutes). 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 428 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Greensfork Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Greensfork Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Greensfork Township’s grade up ($78,592, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Greensfork Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Greensfork Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Greensfork Township
On a workday 423 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Greensfork Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
How long Greensfork Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greensfork Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 806 commuters (the 4% 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.
Out of Greensfork Township to work: where people go
Where Greensfork Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 64% of the jobs in Greensfork Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greensfork Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 50. 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 Greensfork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Greensfork Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
The commute in Greensfork Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greensfork Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Greensfork 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 838 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). 2.0% of Greensfork Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greensfork Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Greensfork Township ranks: 1,545th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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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| 53 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 84 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,543 | Warren IN | 1,209 | $68K | 12.4% | 5.6% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,544 | Seadrift TX | 1,031 | $49K | 0.6% | 0.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,545 | Greensfork Township IN | 1,056 | $79K | 12.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,546 | Macon Township MI | 1,314 | $79K | 17.8% | 5.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,547 | Pinegrove Township PA | 1,348 | $77K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Greensfork Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Greensfork Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greensfork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensfork Township | – | C+ | D− | 32 min | $78,592 |
| Washington Township | 4% | C | C+ | 26 min | $58,750 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | D | B− | 23 min | $45,983 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $95,093 |
| New Garden Township | under 2% | B | B− | 22 min | $73,714 |
| White River Township | 2% | C− | B− | 18 min | $59,461 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greensfork 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 Greensfork Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greensfork Township?
$78,592 (±$4,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greensfork Township?
12.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greensfork Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greensfork Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (15%, 16 mi), Winchester (13%, 10 mi), Lynn (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greensfork Township walkable?
Greensfork Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greensfork Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greensfork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greensfork 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.