Work, pay and getting to work in Springdale
Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Washington as a whole has 20%. Only 5% work in Springdale; the top destination outside it is Spokane Valley (12%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springdale fills up on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Springdale’s workers come from
Where Springdale clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Springdale
128 jobs are based in Springdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 176 → 128. 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.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Springdale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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.
How far Springdale goes to work
About 25% 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.
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?
$43,125 (±$18,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
22.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spokane Valley (12%, 36 mi), Spokane (12%, 31 mi), Colville (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.