Perry-McIlwain-McDow House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Springdale trail those of 95% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute from Springdale lasts 27 minutes (South Carolina 26, U.S. 26). 30.0% of residents live below the poverty line; South Carolina has 14.1%. For jobs and income Springdale is better than 27% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Springdale’s grade
Unemployment holds Springdale’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from D to C+.
Who commutes out of Springdale, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,026 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 532 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.52 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.
15% of working residents work in Lancaster
Where Springdale clocks in
15% of workers
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.
What work there is in Springdale: 541 jobs
541 jobs are based in Springdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 598 → 541. 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 Springdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Springdale spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,021 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across South Carolina: 86% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Springdale’s workers travel
About 24% 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 Springdale gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,138 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). 11.0% of Springdale households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,758th of 5,641: where Springdale ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 318 | Pimlico SC | 1,765 | $137K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 323 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 455 | Folly Beach SC | 2,081 | $102K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,756 | Hartwick NY | 1,940 | $81K | 7.5% | 13.4% | 9% | C |
| 3,757 | Harrison Township OH | 2,153 | $68K | 12.4% | 1.4% | 5% | C |
| 3,758 | Springdale SC | 2,198 | $41K | 30.0% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,759 | Cienegas Terrace TX | 1,868 | $60K | 9.5% | 13.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,760 | Wild Peach Village TX | 2,502 | $67K | 14.5% | 6.9% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Springdale, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Springdale’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | C | B | 27 min | $41,398 |
| Lancaster | 15% | D | B− | 26 min | $46,311 |
| Irwin | under 1% | D | D− | 20 min | $55,885 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of Springdale’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 Springdale: questions
What is the median household income in Springdale?
$41,398 (±$5,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
30.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (15%, 3 mi), Charlotte (9%, 36 mi), Rock Hill (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springdale
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.