Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, IN

Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (31%), New Haven (6%) and Harlan (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

160 of 1,534 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,374 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 160 work right here, and 559 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

1,374live here, work elsewhere

160live and work here

559work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Fort Wayne16.2 mi away

31%471

New Haven13 mi away

6%87

Harlan2.8 mi away

5%82

Springfield (in town)right here

5%78

Cedar Creek6.3 mi away

4%64

Grabill4.1 mi away

4%56

Milan6.9 mi away

4%56

Hicksville, OH8.1 mi away

2%25

Wilmington11.6 mi away

1%22

Leo-Cedarville6.6 mi away

1%21

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%572

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Springfield commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

34%

40%

20%

34%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

719 jobs are based in Springfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Springfield

719 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)71%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)14%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

1,534 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+52%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 472 → 719. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.