Most of Springwater commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
110 jobs are based in Springwater, against 554 working residents. Springwater grades C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 6% stay in Springwater for work; outside it, Waupaca is the main destination (6%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Springwater
Springwater is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Springwater, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Springwater has about 830 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Springwater workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 554 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Springwater
On income, poverty and job access, Springwater is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Springwater’s grade up (10.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Springwater’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Springwater could be anywhere from D to B−.
In and out of Springwater on a workday
On a workday 523 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Springwater on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Springwater
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springwater workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 598 commuters (the 13% 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.
The commute from Springwater, by distance
About 30% 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.
Where Springwater’s working residents head each day
Where Springwater clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Springwater: what the 110 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springwater, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 110. 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 Springwater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Springwater, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springwater is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Springwater 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 690 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Springwater households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springwater’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Springwater ranks 2,857th of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,855 | Southwest Sandhill TX | 1,143 | $74K | 11.2% | 3.0% | 7% | C |
| 2,856 | Riverside UT | 1,135 | $73K | 11.6% | 0.0% | 1% | C |
| 2,857 | Springwater WI | 1,273 | $71K | 10.1% | 5.6% | 6% | C |
| 2,858 | Pinconning MI | 1,176 | $65K | 12.1% | 4.2% | 11% | C |
| 2,859 | Wellston MO | 1,580 | $45K | 35.4% | 12.1% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Springwater, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door to Springwater
The biggest share goes to Wild Rose (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springwater workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater | – | C | D− | 31 min | $71,193 |
| Wild Rose | 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Rose | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dayton | under 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $91,645 |
| Mount Morris | under 2% | C+ | C− | 26 min | $73,224 |
| Saxeville | 2% | C+ | C− | 41 min | $71,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wild Rose and Rose: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springwater’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 Springwater: questions
What is the median household income in Springwater?
$71,193 (±$10,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springwater?
10.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springwater?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springwater work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waupaca (6%, 12 mi), Wautoma (6%, 10 mi), Wild Rose (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Springwater walkable?
Springwater is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springwater without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springwater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springwater
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.