Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Springfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. There are 38 jobs in Springfield Township; 285 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Springfield Township
Springfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Springfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springfield Township has about 430 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Springfield Township
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Springfield Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 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 267 commuters (the 9% 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.
13% of working residents work in Cromwell Township
Where Springfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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 makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 38. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Springfield Township
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 13% 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 | – | — | — | 35 min | $73,250 |
| Dublin Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 45 min | $68,472 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Cromwell Township | 13% | D | C− | 31 min | $52,054 |
| Dublin Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clay Township and Dublin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cromwell Township. 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 2024, 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?
$73,250 (±$19,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
6.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cromwell Township (13%, 7 mi), Ayr Township (8%, 20 mi), Shirley Township (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 2024, 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.