Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Springhill trail those of 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Springhill D−; getting around on foot earns it A−. The poverty rate is 22.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana. About one in five work in Springhill itself; outside it, Minden draws the most (12%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springhill and work: the main findings
Springhill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springhill is Minden, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (180) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Springhill are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Louisiana worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Springhill’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springhill is better than 2% of U.S. towns, #154 of 161 in Louisiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Springhill’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springhill could be anywhere from D− to C.
Springhill’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Time on the road from Springhill: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springhill workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,422 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.
The daily flow of workers through Springhill
On a workday 1,226 residents head out to work, 304 work right here, and 976 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 (0.84 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.
Where people from Springhill work
Where Springhill clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Springhill: what the 1,280 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springhill, 2013 → 2023: 1,352 → 1,280. 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 Springhill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Springhill is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springhill is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #16 of 161 in Louisiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Louisiana, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,515 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 16.0% of Springhill households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springhill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springhill next to U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 309 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,356 | Westlake LA | 4,763 | $68K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,382 | Maurice LA | 3,215 | $91K | 11.8% | 3.4% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,928 | Williamston NC | 5,086 | $39K | 36.3% | 9.8% | 22% | D− |
| 3,929 | Lucerne Valley CA | 5,957 | $55K | 21.9% | 18.6% | 6% | D− |
| 3,930 | Springhill LA | 4,437 | $37K | 22.4% | 9.4% | 20% | D− |
| 3,931 | Lucedale MS | 3,232 | $41K | 40.0% | 7.4% | 29% | D− |
| 3,932 | Malden MO | 3,493 | $40K | 30.1% | 9.6% | 18% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Springhill, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Springhill and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springhill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | – | D− | A− | 20 min | $37,250 |
| Cullen | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cullen: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springhill’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 Springhill: questions
What is the median household income in Springhill?
$37,250 (±$11,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springhill?
22.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springhill?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springhill work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minden (12%, 29 mi), Shreveport (10%, 42 mi), Bossier City (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springhill walkable?
Springhill is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springhill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springhill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springhill
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.