Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Greenfield are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Greenfield are A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 1.2% of residents are in poverty, where Minnesota as a whole has 9.3%. Only 4% work in Greenfield itself; outside it, Minneapolis draws the most (10%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Greenfield in brief
Greenfield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Greenfield makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Greenfield are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Greenfield residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Greenfield’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Greenfield is Minneapolis, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (157) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Where Greenfield’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenfield is among the top U.S. towns, #6 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greenfield stays A+.
Greenfield’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenfield workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,371 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Greenfield makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
768 jobs are based in Greenfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield, 2013 → 2023: 693 → 768. 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 Greenfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Greenfield
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.
Who leaves Greenfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,478 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 711 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Greenfield on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.50 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Greenfield’s residents
Where Greenfield clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
Driving is how Greenfield gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenfield is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #253 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Greenfield 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 1,626 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.1% of Greenfield households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000, Greenfield ranks 17th of 4,618 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Indian Hills KY | 2,939 | $192K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 16 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 18 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 19 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | West Lakeland Township MN | 3,931 | $216K | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Greenfield, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
How Greenfield compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rockford (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | – | A+ | C− | 33 min | $153,750 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 29 min | $112,171 |
| Rockford | 3% | A | B− | 27 min | $94,162 |
| Rockford Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 35 min | $93,378 |
| Hanover | under 3% | A+ | C− | 31 min | $156,536 |
| Corcoran | under 3% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $133,423 |
| Independence | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $186,597 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenfield’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 Greenfield: questions
What is the median household income in Greenfield?
$153,750 (±$17,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield?
1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenfield?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenfield work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 22 mi), Plymouth (9%, 12 mi), Maple Grove (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenfield walkable?
Greenfield is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield
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.