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Jobs & commute in Greenvale

Most of Greenvale commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Tennessee. 2 jobs are based in Greenvale, and 38 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Greenvale for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (32%, 34 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Greenvale, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

38live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday130
160live here− 38head out to work+ 2come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Greenvale on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Greenvale’s working residents head each day

Pulaski: 1 residents work here (3%)Portland: 1 residents work here (3%)Lebanon: 11 residents work here (29%)Collierville: 1 residents work here (3%)Brentwood: 1 residents work here (3%)Gallatin: 2 residents work here (5%)Hendersonville: 1 residents work here (3%)Mount Juliet: 2 residents work here (5%)Murfreesboro: 2 residents work here (5%)Nashville: 12 residents work here (32%)GreenvaleNashvilleLebanonGallatinMount JulietMurfreesboroPulaskiGreenvale
1
Nashville34.5 mi away
32%12
2
Lebanon15.6 mi away
29%11
3
Gallatin29.9 mi away
5%2
4
Mount Juliet22 mi away
5%2
5
Murfreesboro16.2 mi away
5%2
6
Pulaski73 mi away
3%1
7
Portland44.7 mi away
3%1
8
Collierville207.4 mi away
3%1
9
Brentwood31.9 mi away
3%1
10
Hendersonville30.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
11%4
The top trips

Where Greenvale 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Greenvale

Jobs based in GreenvaleJobs Greenvale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%34%
Services: health, schools, offices100%39%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%26%
Over $3,333 a month0%63%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 54100%45%
55 and older0%32%

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 Greenvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Greenvale

Working from home
0%

of Greenvale workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.

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

Share of the 110 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Tennessee: 87% 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

Greenvale’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNashville: 32% · 34.5 miLebanon: 29% · 15.6 miGallatin: 5% · 29.9 miMount Juliet: 5% · 22 miMurfreesboro: 5% · 16.2 miPulaski: 3% · 73 miPortland: 3% · 44.7 miCollierville: 3% · 207.4 miBrentwood: 3% · 31.9 miHendersonville: 3% · 30.6 miNashville 32%Lebanon 29%Gallatin 5%Murfreesboro 5%Greenvale
GreenvaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
45%10–24 mi17 residents
42%25–50 mi16 residents
11%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Greenvale: questions

What is the poverty rate in Greenvale?

31.7%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Greenvale work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (32%, 34 mi), Lebanon (29%, 16 mi), Gallatin (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Greenvale 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 Greenvale, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Greenvale

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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.