Photo: Sbharris · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Springville are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns
7.3% of residents live below the poverty line (Utah 8.5%). For jobs and income Springville is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (B+). About one in seven work in Springville; the top destination outside it is Provo (18%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springville and work: the main findings
Springville and Provo trade workers both ways
Provo is the top workplace for Springville residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Springville come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Springville makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Springville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Springville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Springville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springville went from 10,065 in 2013 to 14,164 in 2023, +41%. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
31% of Springville’s working residents are 29 or younger. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Springville’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Springville’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springville could be anywhere from B to A.
Where Springville goes to work
Where Springville clocks in
18% 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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Springville
14,164 jobs are based in Springville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springville, 2013 → 2023: 10,065 → 14,164. 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 Springville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Springville on a workday
On a workday 15,220 residents head out to work, 2,324 work right here, and 11,840 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 (0.81 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.
Springville’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springville workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,155 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Springville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Most trips from Springville start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 16,821 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 37% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 3.0% of Springville households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Springville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,219 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000, Springville comes 499th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 77 | Holladay UT | 31,162 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 86 | Syracuse UT | 39,909 | $133K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 91 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 497 | Laurel MD | 30,254 | $101K | 9.0% | 4.7% | 5% | A− |
| 498 | Englewood CO | 35,305 | $87K | 7.7% | 4.3% | 7% | A− |
| 499 | Springville UT | 35,670 | $90K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 500 | Neenah WI | 27,638 | $75K | 8.6% | 2.2% | 18% | A− |
| 501 | Oak Forest IL | 26,792 | $92K | 6.5% | 5.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Springville, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Work next door: 26% of Springville’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | – | A− | B+ | 23 min | $89,816 |
| Mapleton | under 2% | A | B− | 22 min | $133,142 |
| Spanish Fork | 8% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $104,844 |
| Provo | 18% | B− | A+ | 18 min | $64,171 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Provo. Darker towns draw more of Springville’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 Springville: questions
What is the median household income in Springville?
$89,816 (±$5,586) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springville?
7.3%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springville work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Provo (18%, 6 mi), Orem (9%, 10 mi), Spanish Fork (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springville walkable?
Springville is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springville
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.