Photo: Skabat169 · CC BY-SA 3.0Springfield Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1,524 jobs are based in Springfield Township, and 2,826 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Springfield Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, Springfield Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Springfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Springfield Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Springfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Springfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Springfield Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Springfield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
The figures behind Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($122,188, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate 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.
Goods, not services: 49% of the jobs in Springfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,297 → 1,524. 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.
The daily commute in and out of Springfield Township
On a workday 2,730 residents head out to work, 96 work right here, and 1,428 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
9% of working residents work in York
Where Springfield Township clocks in
9% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Springfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 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 2,552 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Springfield Township
About 15% 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.
Driving is how Springfield Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,136 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). 1.6% 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 places 1,033rd of 3,432 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 31 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,031 | Frankford Township NJ | 5,368 | $117K | 3.0% | 5.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,032 | East Coventry Township PA | 7,463 | $121K | 4.2% | 9.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,033 | Springfield Township PA | 6,186 | $122K | 9.2% | 4.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,034 | Indian River Shores FL | 4,467 | $156K | 6.7% | 2.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,035 | Baldwin WI | 4,347 | $77K | 9.7% | 0.3% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Work in the towns next to Springfield Township
The biggest share goes to York Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | B+ | C | 27 min | $122,188 |
| North Hopewell Township | under 3% | A− | D | 33 min | $109,342 |
| North Codorus Township | under 3% | A | D | 26 min | $98,061 |
| York Township | 8% | A− | B | 25 min | $80,190 |
| Codorus Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 38 min | $101,676 |
| Seven Valleys | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Shrewsbury Township | under 3% | A− | C | 31 min | $117,399 |
Same-state neighbors only. Seven Valleys: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$122,188 (±$16,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
9.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (9%, 9 mi), York Township (8%, 6 mi), Springettsbury Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 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 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.