Springfield has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Springfield for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (17%, 13 miles). 28 jobs are based in Springfield for 88 working residents. Home is the office for 10% of workers, next to 16% for Maine as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Springfield: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Springfield on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
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 the trip to work from Springfield ends
Where Springfield clocks in
13% 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 Springfield: what the 28 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 28. 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 Springfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Springfield: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% 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 many miles Springfield commutes
About 50% 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 Springfield compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lee (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | – | — | — | 30 min | $60,833 |
| Carroll plantation | under 3% | — | — | 63 min | — |
| Lee | 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Webster plantation | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lakeville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carroll plantation, Lee, Webster plantation and Lakeville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springfield’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 Springfield: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield?
$60,833 (±$22,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield?
5.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (17%, 13 mi), Bangor (13%, 49 mi), Clinton (5%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.