Photo: Smallbones · Public domainGreenwich Township has higher household incomes than 70% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. The poverty rate is 5.7% (New Jersey 9.7%). Greenwich Township grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenwich Township at work: what stands out
Greenwich Township makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Greenwich Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Greenwich Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Greenwich Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, PA, gets only 7% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Greenwich Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Greenwich Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Greenwich Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
What’s behind Greenwich Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenwich Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #158 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greenwich Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 63% of the jobs in Greenwich Township
1,585 jobs are based in Greenwich Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwich Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,494 → 1,585. 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 Greenwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
7% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Greenwich Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Greenwich Township
On a workday 2,279 residents head out to work, 162 work right here, and 1,423 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Greenwich Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
About 30 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwich Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,906 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Greenwich Township
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.
Greenwich Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenwich Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #293 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,214 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 9.4% of Greenwich Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Greenwich Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Greenwich Township is 521st of 3,758 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 6 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 519 | Waterville OH | 6,037 | $104K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 520 | Alamo Township MI | 3,826 | $87K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 5% | A |
| 521 | Greenwich Township NJ | 5,026 | $92K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 7% | A |
| 522 | Beacon Falls CT | 6,307 | $102K | 2.1% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 523 | Armada Township MI | 5,384 | $106K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Greenwich Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Greenwich Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Logan Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | – | A | A− | 30 min | $92,128 |
| Logan Township | 5% | B | A− | 26 min | $114,355 |
| Paulsboro | under 2% | C | A− | 24 min | $64,239 |
| East Greenwich Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 28 min | $148,814 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenwich Township’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 Greenwich Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenwich Township?
$92,128 (±$11,707) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwich Township?
5.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwich Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwich Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 14 mi), West Deptford Township (7%, 6 mi), Logan Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenwich Township walkable?
Greenwich Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwich Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 31% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenwich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenwich Township
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.