Springdale has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 11 jobs in Springdale; 576 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Springdale is better than 35% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springdale: the figures worth knowing
Springdale is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Springdale, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springdale has about 510 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springdale and Charlotte trade workers both ways
Charlotte is the top workplace for Springdale residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Springdale come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Springdale workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 576 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Springdale’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Springdale’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Springdale’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Springdale could be anywhere from C− to A.
Springdale by day and by night
On a workday 574 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 53% 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.
29% of working residents work in Charlotte
Where Springdale clocks in
29% of workers
24% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of North Carolina
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 467 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 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.
What Springdale’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 11. 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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Springdale’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Springdale is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.9% across North Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 467 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Springdale households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springdale places 1,862nd of 3,771 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 55 | Biltmore Forest NC | 1,469 | $169K | 2.0% | 2.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Montreat NC | 1,024 | $116K | 0.0% | 9.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 235 | Advance NC | 1,408 | $115K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Franconia NH | 1,143 | $87K | 11.4% | 3.2% | 13% | C+ |
| 1,861 | Molino FL | 1,447 | $75K | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,862 | Springdale NC | 1,075 | $55K | 19.0% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 1,863 | Panora IA | 1,094 | $66K | 9.3% | 6.3% | 16% | C+ |
| 1,864 | Frankston TX | 1,133 | $57K | 9.5% | 4.2% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Springdale, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Next door is work for 24% of Springdale
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | C+ | D | 28 min | $55,096 |
| Gastonia | 24% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $64,059 |
| Ranlo | under 2% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $78,033 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gastonia. Darker towns draw more of Springdale’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 Springdale: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale?
$55,096 (±$26,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
19.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (29%, 19 mi), Gastonia (24%, 4 mi), Lowell (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale
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.