Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Greensboro
There are 272 jobs in Greensboro; 313 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in Greensboro for work; outside it, Hardwick is the main destination (8%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Greensboro in brief
The daily trip from Greensboro: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greensboro workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Greensboro
On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 238 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
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 Greensboro’s residents
Where Greensboro clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
In Greensboro, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greensboro, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 272. 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 Greensboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Greensboro goes to work
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.
18% of Greensboro works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greensboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro | – | — | — | 32 min | $91,750 |
| Glover | 7% | C | B+ | 40 min | $73,839 |
| Hardwick | 8% | B | A− | 29 min | $92,297 |
| Craftsbury | 3% | C+ | A− | 27 min | $83,672 |
| Wheelock | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Stannard | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wolcott | under 3% | C | C | 27 min | $70,259 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wheelock and Stannard: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hardwick. Darker towns draw more of Greensboro’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 Greensboro: questions
What is the median household income in Greensboro?
$91,750 (±$18,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greensboro?
8.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greensboro?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greensboro work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hardwick (8%, 6 mi), Newport (7%, 23 mi), Glover (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Greensboro 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 Greensboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greensboro
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.