Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, OR

About one in 4 of Springfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Eugene (42%), Portland (4%) and Salem (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

6,746 of 26,023 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 19,277 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 6,746 work right here, and 20,549 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

19,277live here, work elsewhere

6,746live and work here

20,549work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Eugene6.9 mi away

42%10,892

Springfield (in town)right here

26%6,746

Portland103.8 mi away

4%972

Salem60.2 mi away

2%495

Coburg7 mi away

1%313

Bend83.1 mi away

1%205

Cottage Grove18.2 mi away

1%204

Corvallis38.6 mi away

1%175

Junction City15.4 mi away

1%173

Albany40 mi away

1%157

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%5,691

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.

70%

10%

18%

70%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is balanced between jobs and homes

1.05jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

27,295 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

27,295 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

26,023 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+7%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 25,504 → 27,295. 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.