Most of East Springfield commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in East Springfield; the top destination outside it is Steubenville (20%, 12 miles). East Springfield has 25 jobs, against 64 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
East Springfield by day and by night
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in East Springfield on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
The towns that employ East Springfield’s residents
Where East Springfield clocks in
20% of workers
9% 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 East Springfield’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 25. 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 East Springfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from East Springfield to work
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.
Around East Springfield: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Springfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Springfield | – | — | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | C− | D | 29 min | $61,406 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Springfield’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 East Springfield: questions
What is the poverty rate in East Springfield?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Springfield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (20%, 12 mi), Wintersville (9%, 10 mi), Weirton (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Springfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Springfield
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.