Photo: Cv822 · CC BY-SA 4.0Springdale has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh. 797 jobs are based in Springdale, against 1,739 working residents. Springdale grades B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springdale: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Springdale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Springdale fell from 1,259 in 2013 to 797 in 2023, −37%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Springdale makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Springdale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Springdale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Springdale
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springdale is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #497 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Springdale’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($65,893, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from B− to A.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Springdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 1,259 → 797. 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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Springdale, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,664 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 722 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
24% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Springdale clocks in
24% 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.
Time on the road from Springdale: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,498 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Springdale commutes less than 12 miles
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Springdale
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springdale is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #150 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,663 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 82% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 12.6% of Springdale households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Springdale ranks 1,394th of 4,453 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,392 | Haverhill FL | 2,314 | $80K | 8.6% | 4.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,393 | Swanton OH | 3,866 | $68K | 10.4% | 1.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,394 | Springdale PA | 3,234 | $66K | 3.9% | 5.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,395 | Sanbornton NH | 3,038 | $114K | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,396 | Bethlehem WV | 2,520 | $83K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Springdale, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Springdale and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cheswick (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | B+ | A | 27 min | $65,893 |
| Plum | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $98,705 |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $62,024 |
| Cheswick | 1% | A− | A− | 26 min | $75,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springdale’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 Springdale: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale?
$65,893 (±$10,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
3.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (24%, 12 mi), Harmar Township (5%, 4 mi), O'Hara Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 82% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale
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.