Photo: Stickman42 · CC BY-SA 4.0About half of Spring Grove’s working residents commute to Richmond
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. There are 124 jobs in Spring Grove, and 114 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Spring Grove on a workday
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 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.
The towns that employ Spring Grove’s residents
Where Spring Grove clocks in
8% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Spring Grove are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Grove, 2013 → 2023: 170 → 124. 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 Spring Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Spring Grove
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Grove workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
How far it is to work from Spring Grove
About 32% 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.
The towns next door employ 48% of Spring Grove
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove | – | — | — | 21 min | $58,359 |
| Richmond | 48% | D | A− | 19 min | $45,399 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Richmond. Darker towns draw more of Spring Grove’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 Spring Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Grove?
$58,359 (±$18,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Grove?
21.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Grove?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Grove work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Spring Grove without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Grove
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.