Most of Springdale commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
28% of workers have no commute at all, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Springdale has 2,021 jobs, against 6,105 working residents. Only 3% work in Springdale; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (18%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Springdale apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Springdale
72% of Springdale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Springdale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Springdale works from home
28% of Springdale workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. 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.
What Springdale’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 2,452 → 2,021. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,080 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Springdale by day and by night
On a workday 5,918 residents head out to work, 187 work right here, and 1,834 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Springdale’s working residents head each day
Where Springdale clocks in
18% of workers
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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Springdale
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.
Next door to Springdale
The biggest share goes to Voorhees Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | — | — | 27 min | $164,796 |
| Greentree | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Ashland | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Barclay | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Voorhees Township | 4% | A− | A | 30 min | $105,473 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greentree, Ashland and Barclay: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$164,796 (±$13,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
7.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (18%, 12 mi), Cherry Hill Township (13%, 2 mi), Evesham Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.