Greenwood has lower unemployment (0.9%) than 95% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Greenwood is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Greenwood A+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 1% stay in Greenwood for work; outside it, Kansas City is the main destination (26%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Greenwood apart on work
Greenwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Greenwood is Kansas City, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (794) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Greenwood is a place people come home to
There are 532 jobs based in Greenwood, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenwood has about 3,800 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greenwood makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Greenwood are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Greenwood residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Greenwood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenwood is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #11 of 247 in Missouri. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and 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 A to A+.
The commute from Greenwood, by distance
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.
The daily commute in and out of Greenwood
On a workday 2,972 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 489 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
A place that makes things: 39% of Greenwood’s jobs are in goods
532 jobs are based in Greenwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwood, 2013 → 2023: 506 → 532. 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 Greenwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Greenwood’s working residents head each day
Where Greenwood clocks in
26% 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.
About 27 minutes each way for Greenwood’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,013 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
Most of Greenwood commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenwood is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #232 of 247 in Missouri. Both inputs place Greenwood 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 3,450 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). 1.0% of Greenwood households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,349 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500, Greenwood comes 116th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 115 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 116 | Greenwood MO | 6,315 | $107K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 117 | Wesley Hills NY | 6,477 | $209K | 5.5% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 118 | Bulverde TX | 7,337 | $112K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Brentwood MO | 8,079 | $100K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Missouri.
Work next door: 21% of Greenwood’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | A+ | C− | 27 min | $107,250 |
| Lee's Summit | 21% | A | B− | 25 min | $102,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lee's Summit. 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 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 Greenwood: questions
What is the median household income in Greenwood?
$107,250 (±$16,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
3.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kansas City (26%, 23 mi), Lee's Summit (21%, 6 mi), Overland Park (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenwood walkable?
Greenwood is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwood 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 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), 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.