Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Springhill Township works elsewhere
4% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). There are 6 jobs in Springhill Township for 111 working residents. Hardly any work in Springhill Township; the top destination outside it is Franklin Township (12%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Springhill Township
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Springhill Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Springhill Township: the destinations
Where Springhill Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
In Springhill Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springhill Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 6. 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 Springhill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Springhill Township: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springhill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where in the region Springhill Township works
About 26% 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.
Around Springhill Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springhill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $47,292 |
| Freeport Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Aleppo Township | under 2% | — | — | 67 min | — |
| New Freeport | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeport Township and Aleppo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. New Freeport: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springhill 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 Springhill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springhill Township?
$47,292 (±$8,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springhill Township?
15.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springhill Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springhill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (12%, 17 mi), Center Township (7%, 12 mi), Cecil Township (5%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springhill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springhill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springhill 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.