Work & commute · Springport

Work & commute in Springport, MI

Most working residents leave Springport for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (14%), Blackman (13%) and Summit (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 253 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 247 Springport residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 169 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springport.

247live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

169work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springport goes to work

Jackson17.6 mi away

14%36

Blackman15 mi away

13%34

Summit18.4 mi away

6%14

Ann Arbor49.8 mi away

5%12

Eaton Rapids9.4 mi away

4%11

Springport2.3 mi away

3%7

Pittsfield51.5 mi away

2%6

Albion9.6 mi away

2%5

Lansing24.2 mi away

2%5

Detroit81.4 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%118

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

How far

How far Springport commutes

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

15%

44%

14%

27%

15%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springport is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Springport are

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

Jobs based in Springport

175 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Springport residents hold

253 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−16%

Jobs based in Springport, 2011 → 2021: 208 → 175. 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 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.