Photo: TheLionHasSeen · CC BY-SA 4.0At 1.3%, unemployment in Greenwood is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 67% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Greenwood are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; Louisiana averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Greenwood apart on work
More than half of Greenwood works in Shreveport
630 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Shreveport, 10 miles away across the town line. That’s 18 times as many as work in Greenwood itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in Greenwood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Greenwood are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Louisiana worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Greenwood
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenwood is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #10 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment holds Greenwood’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($64,063, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greenwood could be anywhere from B− to A+.
53% of working residents work in Shreveport
Where Greenwood clocks in
53% of workers
11% of workers
2% 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.
Inside Greenwood’s 780 jobs
780 jobs are based in Greenwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2014 → 2024: 670 → 780. 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.
From Greenwood, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,204 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.
In and out of Greenwood on a workday
On a workday 1,159 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 744 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Greenwood works
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Greenwood, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenwood is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #145 of 161 in Louisiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Louisiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,317 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). 10.2% of Greenwood households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200, Greenwood ranks 905th of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 281 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 737 | South Vacherie LA | 2,954 | $81K | 3.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 903 | Anson WI | 2,330 | $83K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 3% | A− |
| 904 | Melbourne Beach FL | 3,260 | $103K | 7.1% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 905 | Greenwood LA | 3,077 | $64K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 3% | A− |
| 906 | Panhandle TX | 2,288 | $86K | 5.8% | 0.2% | 6% | A− |
| 907 | Warren Township IN | 3,531 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Louisiana.
Bordering towns draw 53% of Greenwood’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | A− | D | 21 min | $64,063 |
| Shreveport | 53% | C− | B | 19 min | $48,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shreveport. 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?
$64,063 (±$55,337) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
3.7%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shreveport (53%, 10 mi), Bossier City (11%, 19 mi), Baton Rouge (2%, 216 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Greenwood walkable?
Greenwood is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.