Presley Store · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Springville has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Springville is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). There are 1,310 jobs in Springville, against 2,331 working residents. Home is the office for 18% of workers, against 9% across Alabama.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Springville stands out on work
Springville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springville is Birmingham, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (601) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Springville
18% of Springville workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. Time on the road ↓
Springville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Springville
66% of Springville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Springville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Springville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springville went from 949 in 2013 to 1,310 in 2023, +38%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Springville
The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,231, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springville could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The commute from Springville, by distance
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 long Springville spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springville workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,861 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% 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 kinds of work in Springville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springville, 2013 → 2023: 949 → 1,310. 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 Springville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Springville
On a workday 2,234 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,213 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Springville on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
26% of working residents work in Birmingham
Where Springville clocks in
26% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 Springville, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,263 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). 3.9% of Springville households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springville’s commuters take a bus or train.
867th of 3,561: where Springville ranks among U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 218 | Argo AL | 4,376 | $105K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 865 | Sugar Creek Township IL | 6,723 | $103K | 6.5% | 3.4% | 14% | A− |
| 866 | Fairview Township PA | 4,742 | $97K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 867 | Springville AL | 5,597 | $84K | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4% | A− |
| 868 | Cheverly MD | 6,164 | $124K | 6.3% | 7.2% | 1% | A− |
| 869 | Linwood NJ | 7,051 | $156K | 2.0% | 7.4% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,561 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Springville, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
How Springville compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Odenville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | – | A− | D | 32 min | $84,231 |
| Odenville | 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $70,296 |
| Argo | under 2% | A+ | D | 34 min | $105,128 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springville’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 Springville: questions
What is the median household income in Springville?
$84,231 (±$25,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springville?
4.1%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (26%, 23 mi), Trussville (7%, 7 mi), Hoover (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springville walkable?
Springville is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springville
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.