Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Springfield Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Springfield Township are A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 795 jobs in Springfield Township, against 2,360 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
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 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Springfield Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Springfield Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Springfield Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springfield Township went from 562 in 2013 to 795 in 2023, +41%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springfield Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #45 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Springfield Township’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,943 commuters (the 18% 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.
7% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Springfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
65% of the jobs in Springfield Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 562 → 795. 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.
Who commutes out of Springfield Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,245 residents head out to work, 115 work right here, and 680 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Half of Springfield Township commutes less than 16 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.
In Springfield Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #876 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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 2,359 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). 0.0% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springfield Township is 180th of 3,582 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 31 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 178 | Shamong Township NJ | 6,659 | $128K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 179 | Hay Creek Township ND | 4,380 | $161K | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 180 | Springfield Township PA | 5,246 | $123K | 2.7% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 181 | Beecher IL | 4,740 | $103K | 2.7% | 1.3% | 11% | A+ |
| 182 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | 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 Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Springfield Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | A+ | C− | 38 min | $122,538 |
| Upper Saucon Township | 2% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $145,764 |
| Lower Saucon Township | under 2% | A | B | 27 min | $124,892 |
| Nockamixon Township | 3% | A | B | 39 min | $104,965 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 28 min | $125,093 |
| Haycock Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $101,071 |
| Richland Township | 4% | B+ | C | 29 min | $99,476 |
| Durham Township | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $116,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$122,538 (±$50,129) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 37 mi), Allentown (4%, 10 mi), Richland Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 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 0% 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.