Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Greenwich Township (0.8%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Greenwich Township for work; outside it, Upper Macungie Township is the main destination (9%, 11 miles). For jobs and income Greenwich Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenwich Township and work: the main findings
Greenwich Township is a place people come home to
There are 491 jobs based in Greenwich Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenwich Township has about 2,100 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Greenwich Township
67% of Greenwich Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Greenwich Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Greenwich Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 18% of Greenwich Township’s own working residents. 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
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.7%, U.S. 12.5%). 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, Greenwich Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
How many people are in Greenwich Township by day
On a workday 1,766 residents head out to work, 73 work right here, and 418 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Greenwich Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in Greenwich Township
491 jobs are based in Greenwich Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenwich Township, 2013 → 2023: 378 → 491. 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.
The places Greenwich Township commutes to
Where Greenwich Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
Greenwich Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenwich Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,686 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work 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 a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,870 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.9% of Greenwich Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenwich Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Greenwich Township is 517th of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 69 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 515 | Marquette Heights IL | 2,485 | $76K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2% | A |
| 516 | Erienna Township IL | 2,496 | $97K | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A |
| 517 | Greenwich Township PA | 3,496 | $103K | 7.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A |
| 518 | Andrews AFB MD | 3,130 | $87K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3% | A |
| 519 | Riley Township IL | 3,017 | $165K | 6.5% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | 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 Pennsylvania.
Around Greenwich Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | – | A | B− | 23 min | $103,393 |
| Richmond Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $76,302 |
| Virginville | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 31 min | $99,023 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $94,531 |
| Albany Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 32 min | $89,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Virginville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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?
$103,393 (±$27,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenwich Township?
7.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenwich Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenwich Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Macungie Township (9%, 11 mi), Maxatawny Township (9%, 5 mi), Reading (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenwich Township walkable?
Greenwich Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenwich Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.