Work & commute · Greenwood

Work & commute in Greenwood, MS

48% of Greenwood’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Jackson (4%), Grenada (3%) and Greenville (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

48%

2,328 of 4,860 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,532 Greenwood residents head out of town to work, 2,328 work right here, and 7,111 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Greenwood.

2,532live here, work elsewhere

2,328live and work here

7,111work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Greenwood goes to work

Greenwood (in town)right here

48%2,328

Jackson82.7 mi away

4%187

Grenada29 mi away

3%152

Greenville50 mi away

2%91

Mississippi Valley State University8.4 mi away

2%86

Cleveland34.4 mi away

2%75

Olive Branch101.8 mi away

1%62

Memphis, TN111.1 mi away

1%62

Indianola26 mi away

1%61

Tupelo99.1 mi away

1%41

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%1,715

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Greenwood commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

57%

13%

26%

57%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Greenwood is a job hub

1.94jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Greenwood are

9,439 jobs are based in Greenwood. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Greenwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Greenwood

9,439 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Greenwood residents hold

4,860 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month38%

−15%

Jobs based in Greenwood, 2013 → 2023: 11,052 → 9,439. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.