Fitzgerald Station and Farmstead · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Springdale, and the trip to work
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Arkansas averages 23, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Springdale is better than 54% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in three stay in Springdale for work; outside it, Fayetteville is the main destination (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springdale: the gist
Most Springdale residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Springdale and Fayetteville trade workers both ways
Fayetteville is the top workplace for Springdale residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Springdale come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How Springdale earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Springdale’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from C+ to B.
How far Springdale’s workers travel
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.
Commuting out of Springdale: the destinations
Where Springdale clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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 Springdale
On a workday 24,827 residents head out to work, 13,688 work right here, and 35,200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 101,000 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Springdale’s employers do
48,888 jobs are based in Springdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 38,642 → 48,888. 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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Springdale takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38,603 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% 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 commute in Springdale is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 41,795 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Springdale households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 502 U.S. towns of 63,000 to 122,000, Springdale comes 317th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 74 | Bentonville AR | 63,057 | $113K | 5.2% | 3.1% | 43% | A |
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| 188 | Rogers AR | 76,956 | $87K | 10.5% | 2.5% | 28% | B+ |
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| 314 | Fayetteville AR | 106,623 | $63K | 20.6% | 4.0% | 45% | B− |
| 315 | Everett WA | 113,567 | $84K | 12.9% | 5.8% | 28% | B− |
| 316 | Richmond CA | 114,861 | $95K | 13.5% | 8.3% | 10% | B− |
| 317 | Springdale AR | 90,685 | $70K | 13.4% | 3.7% | 36% | B− |
| 318 | Greenville SC | 75,310 | $71K | 14.0% | 4.4% | 38% | B− |
| 319 | St. George UT | 108,713 | $77K | 11.4% | 3.6% | 64% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 502 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Springdale, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
26% of Springdale works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | B− | B− | 19 min | $69,787 |
| Elm Springs | under 1% | A− | C− | 20 min | $131,739 |
| Tontitown | 1% | B+ | B | 21 min | $85,603 |
| Fayetteville | 19% | B− | A | 19 min | $62,695 |
| Cave Springs | under 1% | A | C− | 20 min | $146,473 |
| Johnson | 1% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $95,844 |
| Lowell | 5% | A | C | 20 min | $95,527 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fayetteville. Darker towns draw more of Springdale’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 Springdale: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale?
$69,787 (±$3,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
13.4%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fayetteville (19%, 8 mi), Rogers (10%, 9 mi), Bentonville (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale
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.