Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Unemployment in Springville (3.4%) is lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Springville itself; outside it, Concord draws the most (22%, 3 miles). For jobs and income Springville is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springville: the figures worth knowing
Springville and Concord trade workers both ways
Concord is the top workplace for Springville residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Springville come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Springville are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Springville gains people on a workday
About 5,100 people are in Springville on a workday afternoon, 21% more than the 4,200 who live here: 2,200 come in to work and 1,400 head out. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Springville: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Springville’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($71,996, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springville could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Where Springville’s working residents head each day
Where Springville clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Springville takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,814 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily flow of workers through Springville
On a workday 1,380 residents head out to work, 357 work right here, and 2,248 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Springville on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.50 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.
What work there is in Springville: 2,605 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springville, 2013 → 2023: 3,095 → 2,605. 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 Springville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Springville
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 Springville is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,015 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). 9.6% of Springville households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Springville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springville is 2,156th of 4,195 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,154 | North Brooksville FL | 4,227 | $78K | 14.7% | 2.3% | 1% | B− |
| 2,155 | Central Gardens TX | 3,976 | $84K | 12.7% | 5.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,156 | Springville NY | 4,194 | $72K | 10.5% | 3.4% | 21% | B− |
| 2,157 | Northumberland NY | 5,181 | $91K | 7.7% | 5.9% | 4% | B− |
| 2,158 | Wheatfield Township PA | 3,250 | $94K | 10.4% | 5.5% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Springville, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
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 Springville: questions
What is the median household income in Springville?
$71,996 (±$20,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springville?
10.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springville work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (22%, 3 mi), Buffalo (11%, 28 mi), Amherst (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springville walkable?
Springville is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springville
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.