Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Springboro top those of 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Springboro A+; getting around on foot earns it C+. The poverty rate is 2.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio. About one in ten work in Springboro itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (9%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springboro: the figures worth knowing
Springboro trades workers with the towns around it
Springboro has about as many jobs (8,427) as working residents (8,089), but they are mostly different people: 7,412 residents leave for work each day while 7,750 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Springboro are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Springboro’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springboro is Cincinnati, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (707) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Springboro draws workers from far and wide
The 8,427 jobs in Springboro are filled from a wide area. Springboro’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Springboro’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springboro is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #62 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springboro could be anywhere from A to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Springboro
On a workday 7,412 residents head out to work, 677 work right here, and 7,750 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 (1.04 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Springboro
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.
Where people from Springboro work
Where Springboro clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Springboro’s 8,427 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springboro, 2013 → 2023: 7,296 → 8,427. 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 Springboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Springboro: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springboro workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,873 commuters (the 19% 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.
Getting around Springboro: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springboro is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #540 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,751 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 3.0% of Springboro households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springboro’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springboro places 128th of 1,760 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Avon OH | 25,611 | $136K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | McNair VA | 22,655 | $123K | 6.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
| 127 | Mineola NY | 21,376 | $138K | 5.3% | 3.2% | 9% | A+ |
| 128 | Springboro OH | 19,606 | $120K | 2.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 129 | Murphy TX | 20,985 | $176K | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 130 | Pewaukee WI | 16,375 | $108K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | 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 Springboro, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 10% of Springboro’s workers
The biggest share goes to Miami Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboro | – | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $119,659 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $75,257 |
| Clear Creek Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 25 min | $132,049 |
| Franklin | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $58,587 |
| Miami Township | 6% | B | B | 24 min | $79,536 |
| Washington Township | 4% | A | B+ | 22 min | $98,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springboro’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 Springboro: questions
What is the median household income in Springboro?
$119,659 (±$11,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springboro?
2.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springboro?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springboro work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 33 mi), Dayton (6%, 16 mi), Miami Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springboro walkable?
Springboro is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springboro
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.