Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Springfield Township works elsewhere
Springfield Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 1,837 jobs in Springfield Township for 5,106 working residents. Only 5% work in Springfield Township itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (32%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springfield Township: the gist
The figures behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springfield Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #263 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The places Springfield Township commutes to
Where Springfield Township clocks in
32% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Springfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,858 residents head out to work, 248 work right here, and 1,589 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,000 people are in Springfield 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.
34% of the jobs in Springfield Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,393 → 1,837. 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 Springfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Springfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,272 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.
How far it is to work from Springfield Township
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.
For most of Springfield Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #820 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Springfield Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,907 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). 2.5% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
709th of 2,354: where Springfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | 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 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 707 | Woodbury CT | 10,005 | $131K | 7.2% | 4.1% | 10% | A− |
| 708 | Perry Township IN | 9,376 | $87K | 8.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A− |
| 709 | Springfield Township OH | 12,262 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.1% | 5% | A− |
| 710 | Monroe Township OH | 16,696 | $79K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 12% | A− |
| 711 | Scott Township PA | 16,838 | $89K | 7.4% | 3.6% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Springfield Township and its neighbors: 36% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | A− | C− | 24 min | $88,180 |
| Springfield | 32% | C− | A− | 21 min | $47,143 |
| Mad River Township | 1% | B+ | D | 24 min | $83,700 |
| German Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $73,617 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $79,762 |
| Moorefield Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $85,583 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $95,966 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | C | B− | 24 min | $66,519 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Springfield 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 Springfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield Township?
$88,180 (±$7,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
8.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (32%, 4 mi), Columbus (5%, 41 mi), Dayton (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
<1% 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 Springfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springfield 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.