Greenfield has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
A typical one-way commute from Greenfield lasts 25 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). There are 77 jobs in Greenfield, and 442 of its residents work somewhere. 9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Wisconsin as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenfield at work: what stands out
Greenfield and Baraboo trade workers both ways
Baraboo is the top workplace for Greenfield residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Greenfield come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Greenfield is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Greenfield, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenfield has about 520 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 442 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
19% of working residents work in Baraboo
Where Greenfield clocks in
15% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Greenfield
On a workday 439 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Greenfield on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Greenfield’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 77. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Greenfield: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 468 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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 it is to work from Greenfield
About 23% 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.
19% of Greenfield works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | – | — | — | 25 min | $115,714 |
| Baraboo | 19% | B | B+ | 22 min | $69,750 |
| Caledonia | under 3% | B− | C | 26 min | $98,182 |
| Merrimac | under 3% | A− | C− | 29 min | $109,375 |
| Baraboo | under 3% | B+ | B− | 18 min | $100,909 |
| Fairfield | under 3% | C+ | B | 26 min | $84,828 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Baraboo. Darker towns draw more of Greenfield’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 Greenfield: questions
What is the median household income in Greenfield?
$115,714 (±$8,063) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield?
7.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenfield?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baraboo (19%, 4 mi), Madison (15%, 28 mi), Lake Delton (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Greenfield 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 Greenfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield
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.