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Jobs & commute in Springport

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Springport works elsewhere

Employers in Springport report 19 jobs; 62 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Springport itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (13%, 44 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Springport

On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.

62live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
19work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday93
140live here− 62head out to work+ 19come in to work= 93on a workday

About 93 people are in Springport on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The places Springport commutes to

GreensboroSpringportKnightstownRising SunNew Castle: 6 residents work here (10%)McCordsvilleGreenfield: 2 residents work here (3%)Richmond: 2 residents work here (3%)Anderson: 2 residents work here (3%)Yorktown: 2 residents work here (3%)Muncie: 6 residents work here (10%)Carmel: 2 residents work here (3%)Ann ArborGreenville: 2 residents work here (3%)Center TownshipUnion TownshipMonroe TownshipCenter Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Indianapolis: 8 residents work here (13%)IndianapolisNew CastleMuncieCenter TownshipGreenfieldRichmondSpringport
1
Indianapolis44 mi away
13%8
2
New Castle8.9 mi away
10%6
3
Muncie10.5 mi away
10%6
4
Center Township10 mi away
5%3
5
Greenfield26.7 mi away
3%2
6
Richmond30.5 mi away
3%2
7
Anderson16 mi away
3%2
8
Yorktown11.1 mi away
3%2
9
Carmel40.4 mi away
3%2
10
Greenville, OH41 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%27
The top trips

Where Springport 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

In Springport, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in SpringportJobs Springport residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices0%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%31%
Over $3,333 a month63%58%

Who does it

29 or younger37%8%
30 to 5437%56%
55 and older26%35%
+217%

Jobs based in Springport, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 19. 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 Springport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 46 minutes to work from Springport

A year of commuting
353 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Springport46 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

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

About 0 in 10
How Springport gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 53 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

Springport’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 miIndianapolis: 13% · 44 miNew Castle: 10% · 8.9 miMuncie: 10% · 10.5 miCenter Township: 5% · 10 miGreenfield: 3% · 26.7 miRichmond: 3% · 30.5 miAnderson: 3% · 16 miYorktown: 3% · 11.1 miCarmel: 3% · 40.4 miGreenville: 3% · 41 miIndianapolis 13%New Castle 10%Muncie 10%Center Township 5%Greenfield 3%Springport
SpringportTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi19 residents
27%10–24 mi17 residents
27%25–50 mi17 residents
15%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 15% 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.

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 Springport: questions

What is the median household income in Springport?

$46,528 (±$7,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Springport?

13.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Springport?

46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Springport work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (13%, 44 mi), New Castle (10%, 9 mi), Muncie (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Springport without a car?

0% 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 Springport, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Springport

Springport home →

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.