Greenwood Town Hall, Former · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Greenwood commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Greenwood; the top destination outside it is Bethel (13%, 8 miles). Greenwood has 100 jobs, and 350 of its residents work somewhere. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Maine.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Greenwood
Greenwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Greenwood is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Greenwood, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenwood has about 510 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 430 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Greenwood
On a workday 343 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Greenwood’s working residents head each day
Where Greenwood clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Greenwood
100 jobs are based in Greenwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2014 → 2024: 94 → 100. 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.
How far Greenwood goes to work
About 23% 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.
Greenwood and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | — | — | 37 min | $76,146 |
| Woodstock | 3% | C− | D | 29 min | $63,015 |
| Norway | 4% | C− | C | 34 min | $54,342 |
| West Paris | under 3% | D | C | 32 min | $56,324 |
| Bethel | 13% | D | C | 26 min | $58,929 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bethel. 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?
$76,146 (±$36,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
8.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
37 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethel (13%, 8 mi), Paris (9%, 11 mi), Portland (6%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Greenwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.