Unemployment in Springwater (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. For jobs and income Springwater is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 3% work in Springwater itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (11%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Springwater apart
Springwater is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Springwater, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springwater has about 1,300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springwater’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springwater is Rochester, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (114) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Why Springwater gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Springwater’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springwater could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
In and out of Springwater on a workday
On a workday 1,001 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Springwater on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Springwater
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 towns that employ Springwater’s residents
Where Springwater clocks in
11% 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.
Springwater works in goods: 47% of its jobs
116 jobs are based in Springwater.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springwater, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 116. 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 Springwater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Springwater’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springwater workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,175 commuters (the 5% 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.
Few in Springwater walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 2.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,238 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 4.8% of Springwater households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springwater’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springwater places 1,792nd of 5,102 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,790 | Dupont PA | 2,589 | $87K | 6.3% | 9.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,791 | Bourbon Township IN | 2,825 | $76K | 7.8% | 3.6% | 14% | B |
| 1,792 | Springwater NY | 2,248 | $85K | 8.7% | 1.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,793 | East Hanover Township PA | 2,715 | $59K | 14.6% | 0.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,794 | Ridgway Township PA | 2,384 | $77K | 6.5% | 2.6% | 20% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Springwater, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Springwater
The biggest share goes to Wayland (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springwater workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater | – | B | D− | 31 min | $84,670 |
| Wayland | 7% | C− | B− | 28 min | $65,385 |
| Sparta | under 3% | C+ | D | 30 min | $87,663 |
| Naples | under 3% | C− | B− | 23 min | $69,702 |
| Conesus | under 3% | B− | C | 31 min | $80,341 |
| Canadice | under 3% | B− | C− | 32 min | $67,740 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springwater’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 Springwater: questions
What is the median household income in Springwater?
$84,670 (±$15,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springwater?
8.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springwater?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springwater work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (11%, 38 mi), Wayland (7%, 7 mi), Henrietta (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springwater walkable?
Springwater is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springwater without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springwater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springwater
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.