Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSpringfield Township has lower household incomes than 72% of U.S. towns
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. 12.7% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Springfield Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springfield Township and work: the main findings
Springfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Springfield Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 691 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Springfield Township is better than 17% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Springfield Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Springfield 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, Springfield Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Springfield Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 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 726 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who leaves Springfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 589 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 306 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
11% of working residents work in Steubenville
Where Springfield Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Springfield Township
408 jobs are based in Springfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 331 → 408. 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.
The commute from Springfield Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
The commute in Springfield Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. 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 748 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). 8.3% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springfield Township next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600: 3,980th of 5,234 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,978 | Dannemora NY | 2,562 | $62K | 13.8% | 9.5% | <1% | C− |
| 3,979 | Tieton WA | 1,657 | $60K | 18.0% | 3.2% | 7% | C− |
| 3,980 | Springfield Township OH | 1,947 | $61K | 12.7% | 1.9% | 15% | C− |
| 3,981 | Fairfax CA | 1,423 | $30K | 36.4% | 0.0% | 2% | C− |
| 3,982 | Adrian MO | 1,798 | $53K | 13.8% | 10.7% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | 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 Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Springfield Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Amsterdam (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | C− | D | 29 min | $61,406 |
| Loudon Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ross Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Amsterdam | 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| German Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $70,288 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | D− | D | 43 min | $54,219 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Fox Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| East Springfield | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loudon Township, Ross Township, Amsterdam, German Township, Brush Creek Township and East Springfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Fox Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$61,406 (±$13,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
12.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (11%, 15 mi), Amsterdam (5%, 1 mi), Wintersville (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.