Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Springfield Township (7.0%) is higher than in 82% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Springfield Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). Only 5% stay in Springfield Township for work; outside it, Akron is the main destination (24%, 7 miles). Household incomes here are lower than in 64% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Springfield Township apart on work
Jobs & income in Springfield Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Springfield Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Where the trip to work from Springfield Township ends
Where Springfield Township clocks in
24% of workers
4% 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 6,235 residents head out to work, 310 work right here, and 4,114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
The 4,424 jobs based in Springfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,954 → 4,424. 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 each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 5,769 commuters (the 13% 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.
The distance from Springfield Township to work
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.
In Springfield Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 6,631 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 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.
How Springfield Township ranks: 1,446th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,444 | Zebulon NC | 11,933 | $79K | 9.0% | 7.1% | 6% | B− |
| 1,445 | West Mifflin PA | 18,707 | $77K | 11.2% | 8.2% | 10% | B− |
| 1,446 | Springfield Township OH | 14,240 | $66K | 8.5% | 7.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,447 | Gibsonton FL | 18,754 | $84K | 17.2% | 5.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,448 | Woodhaven MI | 12,503 | $79K | 13.0% | 7.2% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | 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.
Work next door: 28% of Springfield Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | B− | C | 24 min | $66,282 |
| Akron | 24% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,076 |
| Mogadore | under 2% | A− | B− | 22 min | $82,557 |
| Green | 4% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $95,047 |
| Coventry Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $74,346 |
| Suffield Township | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $81,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Akron. 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?
$66,282 (±$5,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
8.5%, 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. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (24%, 7 mi), Green (4%, 4 mi), Cleveland (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 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. 0% 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.