Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, TN

About one in 4 of Springfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Clarksville (3%), Hendersonville (3%) and Franklin (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

2,132 of 8,470 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 6,338 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 2,132 work right here, and 9,722 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

6,338live here, work elsewhere

2,132live and work here

9,722work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Springfield (in town)right here

25%2,132

Clarksville26.8 mi away

3%253

Hendersonville19.8 mi away

3%239

Franklin40.1 mi away

3%215

Goodlettsville14.6 mi away

2%208

Berry Hill26.5 mi away

2%161

Portland20.5 mi away

2%160

Murfreesboro50.9 mi away

2%153

Memphis198.1 mi away

2%133

Gallatin23.8 mi away

2%128

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%4,688

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.

29%

32%

25%

14%

29%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

11,854 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

11,854 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

8,470 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−5%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 12,528 → 11,854. 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.