Wesley Chapel · Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Springfield Township has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
Only 2% work in Springfield Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (25%, 5 miles). For jobs and income Springfield Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Springfield Township
Much of Springfield Township works one town over
50% of working residents work in a town that borders Springfield Township: Chillicothe (25%), Green Township (15%) and Union Township (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Springfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 42 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Springfield Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Springfield Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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 947 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Springfield Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($58,309, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Springfield Township’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 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 1,319 commuters (the 6% 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.
Jobs in Springfield Township: what the 841 are
841 jobs are based in Springfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 767 → 841. 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.
In and out of Springfield Township on a workday
On a workday 929 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 823 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Springfield Township’s residents
Where Springfield Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% 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.
How far Springfield Township goes to work
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.
Few in Springfield Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,405 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). 0.0% 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 1,800 to 3,500: 1,749th of 5,083 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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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 1,747 | El Paso Township IL | 3,376 | $83K | 9.7% | 3.4% | 19% | B |
| 1,748 | Claridon Township OH | 2,895 | $79K | 12.9% | 0.5% | 8% | B |
| 1,749 | Springfield Township OH | 2,580 | $58K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,750 | Otsego Township IN | 2,501 | $79K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,751 | Muddy Creek Township PA | 2,168 | $83K | 5.0% | 6.1% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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.
The towns next door employ 50% of Springfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | B | D− | 17 min | $58,309 |
| Scioto Township | 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $54,652 |
| Union Township | 5% | C+ | D | 31 min | $81,069 |
| Green Township | 15% | B− | D | 26 min | $93,550 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | C | D− | 42 min | $52,222 |
| Liberty Township | 3% | D | D | 31 min | $64,135 |
| Chillicothe | 25% | C | B+ | 22 min | $54,086 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $93,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chillicothe. 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?
$58,309 (±$36,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
6.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (25%, 5 mi), Green Township (15%, 5 mi), Columbus (9%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.