With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Springvale works elsewhere
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. Springvale has 30 jobs for 255 working residents. Hardly any work in Springvale; the top destination outside it is Madison (12%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Springvale, in brief
Springvale is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Springvale, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springvale has about 310 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springvale’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springvale is Madison, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (31) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Springvale workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 30 minutes). 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; with 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Springvale
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Springvale on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Springvale
About 21% 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.
Time on the road from Springvale: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springvale workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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.
Commuting out of Springvale: the destinations
Where Springvale clocks in
12% 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.
47% of the jobs in Springvale make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springvale, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 30. 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 Springvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Springvale and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Randolph (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springvale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale | – | — | — | 35 min | $90,313 |
| Wyocena | under 3% | A | C+ | 30 min | $97,609 |
| Courtland | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Scott | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Otsego | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Randolph | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rio | under 3% | C | A− | 29 min | $67,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Courtland and Otsego: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Scott and Randolph: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springvale’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 Springvale: questions
What is the median household income in Springvale?
$90,313 (±$17,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springvale?
7.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springvale?
35 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springvale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (12%, 31 mi), Randolph (7%, 10 mi), Portage (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springvale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springvale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springvale
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.