Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSpringdale draws 13,750 commuters a day, with 3.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 14,032 jobs in Springdale, against 4,340 working residents. Springdale grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 6% work in Springdale; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (17%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Springdale apart on work
Springdale has far more jobs than workers
Springdale has 14,032 jobs, 3.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 21,000 people are in town, 87% more than the 11,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Springdale draws workers from far and wide
The 14,032 jobs in Springdale are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 32%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Springdale and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Springdale residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Springdale come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Springdale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Springdale fell from 19,487 in 2013 to 14,032 in 2023, −28%. 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 ↓
Most Springdale residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Springdale
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springdale is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #608 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Springdale’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from C to A.
Springdale nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 4,058 residents head out to work and 282 work right here.
About 21,000 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 87% more 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.
Where the people who work in Springdale live
Where Springdale clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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 Springdale’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 19,487 → 14,032. 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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Springdale
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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,270 commuters (the 12% 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.
Few in Springdale walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springdale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #144 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% 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 4,829 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 12.4% of Springdale households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Springdale ranks: 1,484th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,482 | Bithlo FL | 10,486 | $92K | 26.0% | 3.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,483 | Reading OH | 10,491 | $62K | 12.0% | 4.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,484 | Springdale OH | 11,134 | $68K | 12.0% | 5.3% | 6% | B− |
| 1,485 | North Versailles Township PA | 9,587 | $53K | 18.1% | 2.3% | 4% | B− |
| 1,486 | Ocean Township NJ | 9,314 | $101K | 9.0% | 7.9% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Springdale, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Springdale’s workers
The biggest share goes to Fairfield (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | B− | B+ | 20 min | $67,903 |
| Forest Park | 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $75,956 |
| Glendale | under 2% | A− | A− | 24 min | $111,932 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $73,682 |
| Sharonville | 6% | A− | B+ | 17 min | $74,649 |
| Fairfield | 8% | B | B− | 24 min | $77,937 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springdale’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 Springdale: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale?
$67,903 (±$11,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
12.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 10 mi), West Chester Township (8%, 4 mi), Fairfield (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale
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.