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Jobs & commute in Spring Hill

About two in three of Spring Hill’s working residents commute to Indianapolis

Hardly any work in Spring Hill; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (64%, 5 miles). At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average; the Indiana average is 24, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Spring Hill by day

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night97
Workday53
97live here− 45head out to work+ 1come in to work= 53on a workday

About 53 people are in Spring Hill on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.02 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 commute map

Where Spring Hill’s working residents head each day

Spring HillWynnedaleRensselaer: 1 residents work here (2%)Plymouth: 1 residents work here (2%)Greenfield: 1 residents work here (2%)FranklinWhitestown: 1 residents work here (2%)Fishers: 1 residents work here (2%)Greenwood: 2 residents work here (4%)Elkhart: 1 residents work here (2%)Carmel: 3 residents work here (7%)Fort Wayne: 2 residents work here (4%)Indianapolis: 29 residents work here (64%)IndianapolisCarmelGreenwoodFort WayneRensselaerPlymouthSpring Hill
1
Indianapolis4.6 mi away
64%29
2
Carmel9.3 mi away
7%3
3
Greenwood16.6 mi away
4%2
4
Fort Wayne102.7 mi away
4%2
5
Rensselaer92.2 mi away
2%1
6
Plymouth104.8 mi away
2%1
7
Greenfield22.5 mi away
2%1
8
Whitestown13.4 mi away
2%1
9
Fishers14.8 mi away
2%1
10
Elkhart128.9 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%3
The top trips

Where Spring Hill clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Spring Hill

1 jobs are based in Spring Hill.

Jobs based in Spring HillJobs Spring Hill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%11%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices100%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%31%
Over $3,333 a month0%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 54100%53%
55 and older0%24%

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 Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Spring Hill, about 17 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
133 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Spring Hill17 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

of Spring Hill workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Spring Hill gets to work
73%Drive alone
18%Carpool
9%Walk

Share of the 22 commuters (the 21% 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

How many miles Spring Hill commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miIndianapolis: 64% · 4.6 miCarmel: 7% · 9.3 miGreenwood: 4% · 16.6 miFort Wayne: 4% · 102.7 miRensselaer: 2% · 92.2 miPlymouth: 2% · 104.8 miGreenfield: 2% · 22.5 miWhitestown: 2% · 13.4 miFishers: 2% · 14.8 miElkhart: 2% · 128.9 miIndianapolis 64%Carmel 7%Greenwood 4%Fort Wayne 4%Rensselaer 2%Spring Hill
Spring HillTop destinations (size = commuters)
64%Under 10 mi29 residents
20%10–24 mi9 residents
2%25–50 mi1 residents
13%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

Next door

Around Spring Hill: the bordering towns

Wynnedale: few work hereWynnedaleSpring Hill
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownSpring Hill workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Spring Hill–——17 min$138,750
Wynnedaleunder 3%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Wynnedale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Spring Hill’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Spring Hill: questions

What is the median household income in Spring Hill?

$138,750 (±$21,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Spring Hill?

2.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Spring Hill?

17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Spring Hill work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Spring Hill

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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.