Mellettown United Methodist Church · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Springfield
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Arkansas has 9%. Hardly any stay in Springfield for work; outside it, Morrilton is the main destination (26%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 66 working residents of Springfield and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Springfield
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Springfield on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Springfield commutes to
Where Springfield clocks in
17% 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.
Working from home in Springfield
of Springfield workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Springfield commutes less than 14 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Springfield: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield?
$73,918 (±$8,056) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield?
4.6%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Springfield work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morrilton (26%, 13 mi), Conway (17%, 15 mi), Little Rock (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springfield
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.