Photo: Jared Kofsky/Placenj.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Springfield Township earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Springfield Township for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (14%, 21 miles). The poverty rate is 5.7%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. 24% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for New Jersey as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Springfield Township trades workers with the towns around it
Springfield Township has about as many jobs (9,556) as working residents (8,879), but they are mostly different people: 8,394 residents leave for work each day while 9,071 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Springfield Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Springfield Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,556 jobs in Springfield Township are filled from a wide area. Springfield Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Three in four Springfield Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Springfield Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springfield Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #126 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Springfield Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Springfield Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Springfield Township on a workday
On a workday 8,394 residents head out to work, 485 work right here, and 9,071 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
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 Springfield Township’s working residents head each day
Where Springfield Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
What Springfield Township’s employers do
9,556 jobs are based in Springfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,718 → 9,556. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Springfield Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,588 commuters (the 24% 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.
The commute from Springfield Township, by distance
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.
Springfield Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,008 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 4.9% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springfield Township places 341st of 1,915 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 31 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 60 | Cranford Township NJ | 24,725 | $156K | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 339 | Monroe OH | 15,880 | $105K | 4.5% | 3.2% | 8% | A |
| 340 | Sugar Grove Township IL | 21,157 | $125K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 341 | Springfield Township NJ | 18,342 | $156K | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5% | A |
| 342 | Holmdel Township NJ | 17,535 | $165K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 8% | A |
| 343 | Mantua Township NJ | 15,582 | $122K | 3.4% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 New Jersey.
10% of Springfield Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Union Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | A | A | 28 min | $155,906 |
| Union Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $119,464 |
| Millburn Township | 3% | A+ | A+ | 42 min | $250,000+ |
| Summit | 3% | A | A+ | 34 min | $190,304 |
| Short Hills | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Kenilworth | under 2% | A− | A | 25 min | $118,611 |
| Vauxhall | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Westfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 37 min | $232,629 |
| Cranford Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $155,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Short Hills and Vauxhall: 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 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 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield Township?
$155,906 (±$25,045) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
5.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 21 mi), Newark (6%, 9 mi), Union Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.