Photo: Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 4.0Springfield Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B−: better than 52% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #589 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns · #160 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Springfield Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (27%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Springfield Township
Springfield Township and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Springfield Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Springfield Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Springfield Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springfield Township went from 6,164 in 2013 to 9,698 in 2023, +57%. The jobs ↓
Springfield Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,698 jobs in Springfield Township are filled from a wide area. Springfield Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Springfield Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springfield Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #589 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Springfield Township’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
27% of working residents work in Cincinnati
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Springfield Township clocks in
27% 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.
What the 9,698 jobs in Springfield Township are
9,698 jobs are based in Springfield Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,164 → 9,698. 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.
Half of Springfield Township commutes less than 8 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Springfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16,035 residents head out to work, 546 work right here, and 9,152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 14,161 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from Springfield Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #160 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% 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 16,833 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 6.5% 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.
Springfield Township is 826th of 1,219 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 10 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
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| 13 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 824 | Wallkill NY | 31,414 | $96K | 11.0% | 6.1% | 22% | B− |
| 825 | Nicholasville KY | 33,857 | $69K | 13.1% | 3.6% | 20% | B− |
| 826 | Springfield Township OH | 35,887 | $74K | 11.8% | 5.5% | 3% | B− |
| 827 | Kalispell MT | 31,851 | $63K | 10.0% | 2.6% | 46% | B− |
| 828 | Minot ND | 47,308 | $73K | 11.1% | 3.4% | 63% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
29% of Springfield Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati (27%). Darker towns draw more of Springfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | B− | B+ | 24 min | $73,682 |
| Cincinnati | 27% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Wyoming | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $165,188 |
| Mount Healthy | under 2% | C | A− | 25 min | $54,565 |
| Forest Park | 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $75,956 |
| Greenhills | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $70,250 |
| North College Hill | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $64,655 |
| Woodlawn | under 2% | B− | B− | 19 min | $74,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$73,682 (±$3,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
11.8%, 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. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (27%, 7 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 9 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.