Springfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Measured by household income, Springfield Township is behind 89% of U.S. towns. 13 jobs are based in Springfield Township for 500 working residents. The two grades for Springfield Township are D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springfield Township: the gist
Springfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Springfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springfield Township has about 1,200 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 500 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Springfield Township
On income, poverty and job access, Springfield Township is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Springfield Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Springfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Springfield Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Springfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 495 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2021, primary jobs.
From Springfield Township, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
15% of working residents work in Traverse City
Where Springfield Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 69% of jobs based in Springfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 88 → 13. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Springfield Township to work
About 26% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Springfield Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Springfield Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 495 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). 1.6% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Springfield Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 105 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 174 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 5,927 | Ivanhoe TX | 1,376 | $52K | 32.7% | 8.5% | 1% | D− |
| 5,928 | Hinton WV | 2,149 | $38K | 35.0% | 3.9% | 18% | D− |
| 5,929 | Springfield Township MI | 1,640 | $49K | 27.6% | 2.7% | 1% | D− |
| 5,930 | Pahoa HI | 1,361 | $56K | 34.7% | 7.5% | 11% | D− |
| 5,931 | Iyanbito NM | 1,233 | $53K | 32.2% | 15.4% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Springfield Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Boardman Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | D− | D− | 36 min | $49,167 |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | D | D− | 40 min | $70,417 |
| Fife Lake Township | 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $83,194 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Boardman Township | 3% | C | D | 30 min | $83,510 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springfield Township’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 2021, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield Township?
$49,167 (±$10,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
27.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (15%, 21 mi), Kalkaska Township (14%, 13 mi), Garfield Township (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township 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 Springfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.