At 0.3%, unemployment in Springvale Township is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Springvale Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Springvale Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 7% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Springvale Township, in brief
Springvale Township is a place people come home to
There are 178 jobs based in Springvale Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springvale Township has about 980 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Springvale Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Springvale Township fell from 347 in 2013 to 178 in 2023, −49%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Springvale Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 822 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Springvale Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springvale Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Springvale Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springvale Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who works in Springvale Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 820 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Springvale Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
Jobs in Springvale Township: what the 178 are
178 jobs are based in Springvale Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springvale Township, 2013 → 2023: 347 → 178. 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 Springvale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Springvale Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springvale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 911 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
12% of working residents work in Cambridge
Where Springvale Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
Where in the region Springvale Township works
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.
For most of Springvale Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springvale Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Springvale 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 983 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). 2.3% of Springvale Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springvale Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springvale Township next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200: 544th of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 9 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 31 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 542 | Aleppo Township PA | 1,758 | $79K | 5.4% | 11.0% | 2% | A− |
| 543 | Wayne Township PA | 1,299 | $122K | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| 544 | Springvale Township MN | 1,626 | $104K | 5.4% | 0.3% | <1% | A− |
| 545 | Stockbridge WI | 1,419 | $99K | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2% | A− |
| 546 | Cane Savannah SC | 1,551 | $132K | 4.6% | 11.8% | 0% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Springvale Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Springvale Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springvale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $104,167 |
| Bradford Township | under 3% | B− | C | 31 min | $92,574 |
| Cambridge Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 33 min | $107,841 |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Wyanett Township | under 3% | A− | D | 37 min | $101,912 |
| Cambridge | 12% | B− | A | 28 min | $69,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cambridge. Darker towns draw more of Springvale 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 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 Springvale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springvale Township?
$104,167 (±$16,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springvale Township?
5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springvale Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springvale Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (12%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 44 mi), St. Paul (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springvale Township walkable?
Springvale Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springvale 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 Springvale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springvale Township
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.