Risum Round Barn · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Spring Valley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Spring Valley; the top destination outside it is Janesville (21%, 16 miles). 31 jobs are based in Spring Valley for 313 working residents. Working residents average 20 minutes each way, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Spring Valley apart on work
Spring Valley is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Spring Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Valley has about 450 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Spring Valley’s 20-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 29 minutes. Next door ↓
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; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Spring Valley, and who commutes in
On a workday 313 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Spring Valley on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Spring Valley’s residents
Where Spring Valley clocks in
21% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 52% of Spring Valley’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Valley, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 31. 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 Spring Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Spring Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Valley workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Spring Valley
About 18% 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 towns around Spring Valley
The biggest share goes to Orfordville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | – | — | — | 20 min | $70,938 |
| Orfordville | 5% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $65,417 |
| Brodhead | 4% | C | C+ | 26 min | $49,583 |
| Plymouth | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $85,598 |
| Avon | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Magnolia | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Decatur | under 2% | A− | C | 29 min | $101,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Avon and Magnolia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Valley’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 Spring Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Valley?
$70,938 (±$11,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Valley?
7.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Valley?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Janesville (21%, 16 mi), Madison (10%, 33 mi), Beloit (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Valley
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.