Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Springcreek Township earn less than those in 60% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. Springcreek Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springcreek Township: the gist
Springcreek Township makes and builds things
55% of the jobs based in Springcreek Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Springcreek Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Springcreek Township and Piqua trade workers both ways
Piqua is the top workplace for Springcreek Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Springcreek Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Springcreek Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Springcreek Township fell from 1,064 in 2013 to 614 in 2023, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Springcreek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 24 minutes). 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.
What’s behind Springcreek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Springcreek Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Springcreek Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($68,707, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (5.8%) is left out: Springcreek 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, Springcreek Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Making and building: 55% of jobs based in Springcreek Township
614 jobs are based in Springcreek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springcreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,064 → 614. 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 Springcreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
24% of working residents work in Piqua
Where Springcreek Township clocks in
10% 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.
Springcreek Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springcreek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 813 commuters (the 11% 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.
Springcreek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 989 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 600 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Springcreek Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
How far Springcreek Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Springcreek Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springcreek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 914 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). 1.9% of Springcreek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springcreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000, Springcreek Township ranks 981st of 5,102 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 979 | Fearrington Village NC | 2,356 | $86K | 5.5% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 980 | Rock Run Township IL | 2,118 | $90K | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 981 | Springcreek Township OH | 2,235 | $69K | 3.8% | 5.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 982 | Grand Isle VT | 2,172 | $101K | 6.8% | 0.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 983 | Delton WI | 2,441 | $87K | 8.1% | 1.1% | 6% | 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 Springcreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Springcreek Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springcreek Township | – | B+ | C | 30 min | $68,707 |
| Piqua | 24% | B− | B | 19 min | $67,796 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $80,246 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $100,417 |
| Staunton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $111,458 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $110,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Piqua. Darker towns draw more of Springcreek 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 Springcreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springcreek Township?
$68,707 (±$20,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springcreek Township?
3.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springcreek Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springcreek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Piqua (24%, 3 mi), Troy (10%, 8 mi), Sidney (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springcreek Township walkable?
Springcreek Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springcreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springcreek 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.