Pleasureville Historic Historic · Photo: Smallbones · CC0There are 2.0 jobs in Springettsbury Township for every working resident, and 20,949 people commute in
22,593 jobs are based in Springettsbury Township for 11,300 working residents. Springettsbury Township grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springettsbury Township and work: the main findings
Springettsbury Township is where the jobs are
Springettsbury Township has 22,593 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 39,000 people are in town, 41% more than the 28,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Springettsbury Township works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Springettsbury Township: York (11%), York Township (6%) and Spring Garden Township (5%). Next door ↓
Springettsbury Township draws workers from far and wide
The 22,593 jobs in Springettsbury Township are filled from a wide area. Springettsbury Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 63% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Springettsbury Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springettsbury Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #320 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springettsbury Township could be anywhere from B to A.
How many people are in Springettsbury Township by day
On a workday 9,656 residents head out to work and 1,644 work right here.
About 39,000 people are in Springettsbury Township on a workday afternoon, 41% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Springettsbury Township’s workforce comes from
Where Springettsbury Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
What Springettsbury Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springettsbury Township, 2013 → 2023: 21,610 → 22,593. 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 Springettsbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Springettsbury Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springettsbury Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,254 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Springettsbury Township, by distance
About 16% 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.
In Springettsbury Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springettsbury Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #293 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.6% 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 12,672 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 60% 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 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). 7.0% of Springettsbury Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Springettsbury Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springettsbury Township next to U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000: 551st of 1,509 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 549 | Plainfield Township MI | 34,770 | $94K | 6.5% | 4.1% | 8% | A− |
| 550 | Lyndhurst Township NJ | 22,343 | $112K | 7.1% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| 551 | Springettsbury Township PA | 27,617 | $86K | 8.9% | 2.5% | 15% | A− |
| 552 | Stevenson Ranch CA | 20,990 | $158K | 4.2% | 9.1% | 3% | A− |
| 553 | Martinez CA | 36,849 | $127K | 6.3% | 5.8% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Springettsbury Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
30% of Springettsbury Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to York (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springettsbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springettsbury Township | – | A− | A− | 22 min | $86,335 |
| Spring Garden Township | 5% | B+ | A+ | 20 min | $102,686 |
| East Manchester Township | 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $101,635 |
| Manchester Township | 5% | A− | B | 22 min | $95,903 |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $95,700 |
| Hellam Township | 1% | A | C− | 30 min | $94,750 |
| York Township | 6% | A− | B | 25 min | $80,190 |
| York | 11% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $48,420 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springettsbury 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 Springettsbury Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springettsbury Township?
$86,335 (±$7,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springettsbury Township?
8.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springettsbury Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springettsbury Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (11%, 3 mi), West Manchester Township (6%, 7 mi), York Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springettsbury Township walkable?
Springettsbury Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springettsbury Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springettsbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springettsbury 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.