Most of Greenock commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Greenock for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (22%, 13 miles). Greenock has 252 jobs; 907 of its residents have a job. 22% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Greenock
Greenock is a place people come home to
There are 252 jobs based in Greenock, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenock has about 1,200 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greenock workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 907 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Greenock on a workday afternoon
On a workday 893 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 238 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Greenock on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes to work from Greenock
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenock workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 719 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Greenock’s residents
Where Greenock clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Greenock
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenock, 2013 → 2023: 216 → 252. 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 Greenock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Greenock, 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.
Next door to Greenock
The biggest share goes to McKeesport (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenock | – | — | — | 33 min | $52,348 |
| South Versailles Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Coulter | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| White Oak | 2% | C+ | B+ | 28 min | $59,452 |
| Boston | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| McKeesport | 3% | D | A+ | 27 min | $34,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Versailles Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Coulter and Boston: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenock’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 Greenock: questions
What is the median household income in Greenock?
$52,348 (±$17,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenock?
2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenock?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenock work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (22%, 13 mi), Elizabeth Township (9%, 3 mi), West Mifflin (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenock 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 Greenock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenock
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.