Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Green River has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
About one in four work in Green River itself; outside it, Rock Springs draws the most (22%, 14 miles). Employers in Green River report 2,712 jobs, and 5,415 of its residents work somewhere. Green River grades C+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Green River
Most jobs in Green River go to people who live here
Of the 2,712 jobs based in Green River, 56% are held by Green River residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Green River and Rock Springs trade workers both ways
Rock Springs is the top workplace for Green River residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Green River come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Green River workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 24 minutes each way, against 19 across Wyoming. Over a year that’s about 184 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Green River than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Green River fell from 3,605 in 2013 to 2,712 in 2023, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Jobs & income in Green River: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green River is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #14 of 28 in Wyoming. Household income holds Green River’s grade up ($84,747, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green River could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Green River quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,899 residents head out to work, 1,516 work right here, and 1,196 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Green River on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where people from Green River work
Where Green River clocks in
22% of workers
1% 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.
Green River’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green River workers work from home, vs 9% across Wyoming. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,006 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Wyoming: 83% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Green River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green River, 2013 → 2023: 3,605 → 2,712. 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 Green River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Green River, by distance
About 20% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Green River is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green River is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #14 of 28 in Wyoming. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.8% across Wyoming, on an EPA index of 7.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,357 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). 2.7% of Green River households have no vehicle (Wyoming 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Green River’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Green River ranks 1,833rd of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 671 | Jackson WY | 10,720 | $119K | 4.4% | 1.2% | 61% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,657 | Cody WY | 10,377 | $73K | 9.5% | 3.4% | 66% | C+ |
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| 1,699 | Evanston WY | 11,705 | $77K | 8.6% | 3.9% | 63% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,831 | Fallon NV | 9,570 | $73K | 12.5% | 3.5% | 30% | C+ |
| 1,832 | Struthers OH | 9,837 | $53K | 15.0% | 4.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,833 | Green River WY | 11,450 | $85K | 9.3% | 5.6% | 28% | C+ |
| 1,834 | Memphis FL | 9,185 | $75K | 14.2% | 8.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,835 | Franklin OH | 11,647 | $59K | 22.5% | 4.6% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Green River, the top three, the last and three more from Wyoming.
Green River and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to James Town (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River | – | C+ | A− | 24 min | $84,747 |
| James Town | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. James Town: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green River’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 Green River: questions
What is the median household income in Green River?
$84,747 (±$10,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,176 across Wyoming and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green River?
9.3%, against 10.5% across Wyoming and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green River?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Wyoming and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green River work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Springs (22%, 14 mi), James Town (3%, 5 mi), Evanston (1%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green River walkable?
Green River is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green River without a car?
5% 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 Green River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green River
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.