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Jobs & commute in Greenfield Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenfield Township works elsewhere

There are 6 jobs in Greenfield Township for 147 working residents. Hardly any work in Greenfield Township; the top destination outside it is Green Township (13%, 13 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Greenfield Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 147 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

147live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday330
470live here− 150head out to work+ 6come in to work= 330on a workday

About 330 people are in Greenfield Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Greenfield Township: the destinations

New BostonRio Grande: 17 residents work here (12%)Gallipolis: 10 residents work here (7%)Jackson: 4 residents work here (3%)Athens: 3 residents work here (2%)Chillicothe: 4 residents work here (3%)Portsmouth: 3 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 4 residents work here (3%)HuntingtonGreen Township: 19 residents work here (13%)Greenfield TownshipAddison TownshipMadison TownshipAnderson TownshipSpringfield Township: 9 residents work here (6%)Symmes TownshipJefferson TownshipPerry Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Good Hope TownshipGreen TownshipRio GrandeGallipolisSpringfield TownshipJacksonChillicotheGreenfield Township
1
Green Township12.8 mi away
13%19
2
Rio Grande8.9 mi away
12%17
3
Gallipolis17.6 mi away
7%10
46%9
5
Jackson17.8 mi away
3%4
6
Chillicothe44.9 mi away
3%4
7
Columbus85.2 mi away
3%4
8
Perry Township6.4 mi away
3%4
9
Athens42.3 mi away
2%3
10
Portsmouth23.6 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%70
The top trips

Where Greenfield Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Greenfield Township

Jobs based in Greenfield TownshipJobs Greenfield Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%24%
Over $3,333 a month50%56%

Who does it

29 or younger17%27%
30 to 5467%46%
55 and older17%28%
−87%

Jobs based in Greenfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 6. 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 Greenfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Greenfield Township

Working from home
0%

of Greenfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Greenfield Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 3 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Greenfield Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGreen Township: 13% · 12.8 miRio Grande: 12% · 8.9 miGallipolis: 7% · 17.6 miSpringfield Township: 6% · 13.8 miJackson: 3% · 17.8 miChillicothe: 3% · 44.9 miColumbus: 3% · 85.2 miPerry Township: 3% · 6.4 miAthens: 2% · 42.3 miPortsmouth: 2% · 23.6 miGreen Township 13%Rio Grande 12%Gallipolis 7%Springfield Township 6%Jackson 3%Greenfield Township
Greenfield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi24 residents
45%10–24 mi65 residents
13%25–50 mi19 residents
24%Over 50 mi35 residents

About 24% 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.

Next door

Around Greenfield Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Perry Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Madison Township31 min
Jefferson Township42 min
Symmes Township43 min
Perry Township46 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreenfield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greenfield Township–———$18,981
Perry Township3%DC+46 min$60,221
Madison Townshipunder 3%B−D31 min$71,288
Symmes Townshipunder 3%——43 min—
Jefferson Townshipunder 3%CB−42 min$54,773

Same-state neighbors only. Symmes Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Greenfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Greenfield Township: questions

What is the median household income in Greenfield Township?

$18,981 (±$16,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greenfield Township?

13.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Greenfield Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (13%, 13 mi), Rio Grande (12%, 9 mi), Gallipolis (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Greenfield Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Greenfield Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Greenfield Township

Greenfield Township home →

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.