Photo: Steinmek · CC BY-SA 4.0For about two in five of its working residents, Greenwood is a commute to Indianapolis
The two grades for Greenwood are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven stay in Greenwood for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (43%, 12 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenwood at work: what stands out
Greenwood has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Greenwood went from 23,983 in 2014 to 36,574 in 2024, +52%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Greenwood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Greenwood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenwood is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #93 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,608, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greenwood could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Out of Greenwood to work: where people go
Where Greenwood clocks in
43% of workers
4% 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.
The 36,574 jobs based in Greenwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2014 → 2024: 23,983 → 36,574. 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.
A workday in Greenwood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 25,420 residents head out to work, 4,717 work right here, and 31,857 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How long Greenwood spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30,561 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work 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.
Few in Greenwood walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenwood is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #214 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 34,747 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Greenwood households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Greenwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Greenwood places 172nd of 634 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 49,000 to 94,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | Plain Township OH | 53,501 | $75K | 5.9% | 2.2% | 13% | A− |
| 171 | Pflugerville TX | 68,316 | $118K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| 172 | Greenwood IN | 69,349 | $84K | 7.4% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| 173 | Howell Township NJ | 55,156 | $135K | 6.8% | 4.7% | 8% | A− |
| 174 | Clarkstown NY | 89,659 | $137K | 6.5% | 5.8% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 634 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 Greenwood, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns next door employ 46% of Greenwood
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | A− | B | 25 min | $83,608 |
| Indianapolis | 43% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | B | B+ | 25 min | $66,897 |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 25 min | $84,437 |
| Whiteland | 1% | A− | C | 29 min | $96,944 |
| Bargersville | under 1% | B | C− | 30 min | $114,231 |
| White River Township | 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Clark Township | under 1% | A+ | D− | 31 min | $138,234 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. 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?
$83,608 (±$4,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
7.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
16% work in town.
Is Greenwood walkable?
Greenwood is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwood without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.