Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sprigg Township works elsewhere
29 jobs are based in Sprigg Township, and 506 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Sprigg Township D; getting around on foot earns it C+. Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sprigg Township: the figures worth knowing
Sprigg Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Sprigg Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sprigg Township has about 1,300 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Sprigg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 506 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sprigg Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Sprigg Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Sprigg Township’s grade up ($58,051, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (13.5%) is left out: Sprigg Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Sprigg Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
The workday shuffle in and out of Sprigg Township
On a workday 504 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Sprigg Township 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sprigg Township
About 34% 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.
Getting to work from Sprigg Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sprigg Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 788 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
13% of working residents work in West Union
Where Sprigg Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
45% of the jobs in Sprigg Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sprigg Township, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 29. 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 Sprigg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Sprigg Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sprigg Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 836 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of Sprigg Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sprigg Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400, Sprigg Township comes 5,435th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,433 | De Leon TX | 2,370 | $47K | 16.0% | 7.6% | 23% | D |
| 5,434 | Bedford Township OH | 1,212 | $61K | 24.1% | 14.0% | 1% | D |
| 5,435 | Sprigg Township OH | 1,767 | $58K | 18.0% | 13.5% | <1% | D |
| 5,436 | Summit Township PA | 2,099 | $55K | 17.8% | 1.9% | 11% | D |
| 5,437 | Susitna North AK | 1,566 | $55K | 15.7% | 11.3% | — | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Sprigg Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Sprigg Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sprigg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprigg Township | – | D | C+ | 31 min | $58,051 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Manchester Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Liberty Township | 3% | C | D | 53 min | $70,089 |
| Huntington Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 29 min | $48,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Manchester Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sprigg 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 Sprigg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sprigg Township?
$58,051 (±$13,855) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sprigg Township?
18.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sprigg Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sprigg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (13%, 8 mi), Manchester (8%, 3 mi), Maysville (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sprigg Township walkable?
Sprigg Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sprigg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sprigg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sprigg 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.