Work, pay and getting to work in Greensburg
A typical one-way commute lasts 61 minutes (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Maryland 19%). Hardly any stay in Greensburg for work; outside it, Hagerstown is the main destination (10%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Greensburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Greensburg on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Greensburg to work: where people go
Where Greensburg clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
Commuting from Greensburg: about 61 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greensburg workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Greensburg
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.
Greensburg and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greensburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg | – | — | — | 61 min | $120,250 |
| Edgemont | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Edgemont: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greensburg’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 Greensburg: questions
What is the median household income in Greensburg?
$120,250 (±$119,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greensburg?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greensburg?
61 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greensburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (10%, 9 mi), Frederick (10%, 18 mi), Ballenger Creek (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Greensburg 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 Greensburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greensburg
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.