Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, PA

Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (24%), Lower Merion (4%) and Upper Merion (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

858 of 12,122 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11,264 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 858 work right here, and 9,415 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

11,264live here, work elsewhere

858live and work here

9,415work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Philadelphia12.1 mi away

24%2,907

Springfield (in town)right here

7%858

Lower Merion7.6 mi away

4%530

Upper Merion11.4 mi away

3%421

Upper Darby2.9 mi away

3%412

Marple2.9 mi away

3%332

Tredyffrin11.3 mi away

2%292

Ridley2.9 mi away

2%247

Newtown5.9 mi away

2%241

Radnor6.8 mi away

2%235

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%5,647

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.

62%

28%

62%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is balanced between jobs and homes

0.85jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

10,273 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

10,273 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

12,122 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+10%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 9,310 → 10,273. 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.