Springville Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B−: better than 52% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Springville Township; the top destination outside it is Bridgewater Township (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Springville Township
What’s behind Springville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Springville Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Springville Township’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Springville Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Springville Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Springville Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 589 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Springville Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
9% of working residents work in Bridgewater Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Springville Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Springville Township makes things: 68% of its jobs are in goods
158 jobs are based in Springville Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springville Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 158. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the PA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 587 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Springville Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Springville Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springville Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 675 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Springville Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springville Township is 2,061st of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Springville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,059 | Big Spring Township OH | 1,663 | $74K | 5.8% | 1.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,060 | Washington Township PA | 1,311 | $100K | 7.6% | 4.3% | 2% | B− |
| 2,061 | Springville Township PA | 1,483 | $77K | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,062 | Indian Springs NV | 1,180 | $87K | 3.7% | 1.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,063 | Hodgkins IL | 1,480 | $62K | 15.6% | 3.9% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Springville Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dimock Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Springville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville Township | – | B− | B− | 24 min | $76,750 |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | B− | C | 30 min | $88,625 |
| Dimock Township | 4% | B− | C− | 30 min | $87,946 |
| Lathrop Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Nicholson Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 26 min | $72,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lathrop Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Springville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springville Township?
$76,750 (±$16,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springville Township?
3.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springville Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springville Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (9%, 11 mi), Scranton (6%, 23 mi), Mehoopany Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springville Township walkable?
Springville Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springville 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.