Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Households in Springdale earn more than those in 91% of U.S. towns
2.9% of residents live below the poverty line; Wisconsin has 10.6%. Springdale grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. For 28% of workers, the job is at home (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springdale: the gist
A lot of Springdale works from home
28% of Springdale workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Springdale
70% of Springdale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Springdale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
One in three of Springdale works in Madison
380 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Madison, 14 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Springdale itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Springdale pay little
30% of the jobs based in Springdale pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 41% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Springdale empties out on a workday
About 1,300 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 2,000 who live here: 1,100 head out to work and 360 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Springdale’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Springdale is better than 94% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springdale could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Getting to work from Springdale takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 930 commuters (the 28% 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.
What the 377 jobs in Springdale are
377 jobs are based in Springdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springdale, 2013 → 2023: 178 → 377. 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.
35% of working residents work in Madison
Where Springdale clocks in
35% 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.
Springdale quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,061 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 359 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Springdale on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Springdale
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.
In Springdale, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springdale is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Springdale near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,285 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.7% of Springdale households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Springdale ranks 237th of 5,509 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 41 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 235 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,918 | $101K | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 236 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| 237 | Springdale WI | 2,021 | $129K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| 238 | Robesonia PA | 2,181 | $91K | 3.9% | 0.7% | 3% | A |
| 239 | Westfield Township OH | 2,696 | $98K | 1.4% | 2.4% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Wisconsin.
Springdale and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Mount Horeb (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | – | A | C− | 20 min | $129,271 |
| Mount Horeb | 7% | A | A− | 25 min | $107,856 |
| Verona | under 2% | A+ | B | 18 min | $150,000 |
| Primrose | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Blue Mounds | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cross Plains | under 2% | A+ | C | 23 min | $162,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Primrose and Blue Mounds: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$129,271 (±$20,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springdale?
2.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springdale?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springdale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (35%, 14 mi), Mount Horeb (7%, 4 mi), Verona (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springdale walkable?
Springdale is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.