Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Springdale (5.9%) than in 73% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Springdale for work; outside it, Columbia is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). Springdale grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average; the South Carolina average is 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Springdale, in brief
Springdale trades workers with the towns around it
Springdale has about as many jobs (1,310) as working residents (1,202), but they are mostly different people: 1,181 residents leave for work each day while 1,289 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Springdale are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Springdale residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Springdale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springdale went from 846 in 2013 to 1,310 in 2023, +55%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Springdale are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across South Carolina. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Carolina worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Springdale’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springdale is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #39 of 168 in South Carolina. Job access by car holds Springdale’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from C+ to A.
In and out of Springdale on a workday
On a workday 1,181 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 1,289 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Springdale
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.
The kinds of work in Springdale
1,310 jobs are based in Springdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 846 → 1,310. 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Springdale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 1,184 commuters (the 7% 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.
Commuting out of Springdale: the destinations
Where Springdale clocks in
23% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Springdale is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springdale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #29 of 169 in South Carolina. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 2.4% across South Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,274 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 2.8% of Springdale households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Springdale next to U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900: 1,501st of 4,882 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 490 | Folly Beach SC | 2,081 | $102K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 502 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 668 | Keowee Key SC | 3,351 | $125K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,499 | Janesville MN | 2,473 | $75K | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,500 | Coplay PA | 3,532 | $62K | 11.9% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,501 | Springdale SC | 2,877 | $78K | 5.8% | 5.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,502 | Plympton MA | 2,985 | $127K | 10.3% | 5.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,503 | Hopkins Township MI | 2,754 | $89K | 14.5% | 2.6% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Work next door: 13% of Springdale’s workers
The biggest share goes to Cayce (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $77,722 |
| West Columbia | 6% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $56,912 |
| Oak Grove | under 2% | B+ | C | 22 min | $74,554 |
| Cayce | 7% | C+ | B− | 20 min | $62,045 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$77,722 (±$9,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
5.8%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia (23%, 14 mi), Cayce (7%, 4 mi), West Columbia (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 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 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.