Most of Greenwood commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 4% stay in Greenwood for work; outside it, Hornell is the main destination (8%, 13 miles). Greenwood has 119 jobs, and 231 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenwood and work: the main findings
Who works in Greenwood, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Greenwood on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
The towns that employ Greenwood’s residents
Where Greenwood clocks in
8% 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.
76% 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: 158 → 119. 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Greenwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwood workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Greenwood
About 27% 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 the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | – | — | — | 32 min | $71,000 |
| Hartsville | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Andover | under 4% | C− | B− | 24 min | $64,688 |
| Jasper | under 4% | C | C+ | 24 min | $80,588 |
| West Union | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Independence | under 4% | C | C− | 29 min | $68,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hartsville and West Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$71,000 (±$7,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood?
8.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwood?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwood work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hornell (8%, 13 mi), Troupsburg (7%, 8 mi), Corning (5%, 31 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.