Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, OH

About one in 3 of Springfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Columbus (5%), Dayton (4%) and Moorefield (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

7,798 of 22,743 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 14,945 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 7,798 work right here, and 21,442 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

14,945live here, work elsewhere

7,798live and work here

21,442work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Springfield (in town)right here

34%7,798

Columbus43 mi away

5%1,207

Dayton23.7 mi away

4%837

Moorefield4.7 mi away

3%708

Urbana12.6 mi away

3%574

Springfield3.9 mi away

2%563

London19.3 mi away

2%513

West Jefferson25.3 mi away

2%354

Beavercreek19.5 mi away

1%328

Kettering24.8 mi away

1%305

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%9,556

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.

44%

20%

21%

16%

44%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is balanced between jobs and homes

1.29jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

29,240 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

29,240 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

22,743 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+1%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 28,968 → 29,240. 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.