Greenwood has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Greenwood itself; outside it, Minneapolis draws the most (14%, 14 miles). There are 161 jobs in Greenwood; 292 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 54% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Greenwood, in brief
Commuting from Greenwood: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 55% 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.
Who leaves Greenwood for work, and who comes in
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 158 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 the trip to work from Greenwood ends
Where Greenwood clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
79% of the jobs in Greenwood pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2014 → 2024: 98 → 161. 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.
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.
Greenwood and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Excelsior (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
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?
$215,278 (±$59,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
8.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 54% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (14%, 14 mi), Eden Prairie (10%, 6 mi), Minnetonka (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Greenwood without a car?
2% 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.