Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety7#861/924
Economy22#721/925
Housing85#140/925
Health14#793/925
Healthcare44#518/923
Environment16#774/917
Education29#658/925
Infrastructure59#376/925
Community45#509/925
Leisure & amenities6#868/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Springfield, OH metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Drought exposure · low2%
92/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · low24.7%
88/100Ohio 27.2%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Distance to an airport · low21 mi
86/100Ohio 30 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · low13.4 /100k
84/100Ohio 15.5 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Access to exercise opportunities · high85.0%
80/100Ohio 84.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.433
77/100Ohio 0.467United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Weaknesses

Property crime rate · high2,607 /100k
3/100Ohio 1,429 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2022Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Job growth · low-4.0%
4/100Ohio -0.2%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Violent crime rate · high618 /100k
4/100Ohio 276 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2023Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · low1.0 /10k
8/100Ohio 4.5 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Injury deaths · high129 /100k
9/100Ohio 104 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Adult obesity · high42.4%
10/100Ohio 39.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New business applicationsImproving
6.1 /1k (2020) → 12.5 /1k (2025)
+106%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Violent crime rateWorsening
303 /100k (2018) → 618 /100k (2023)
+104%5 yearsUS 375 /100k → 382 /100k
New homes permittedImproving
1.5 /1k (2021) → 2.8 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+88%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
59.7 /100k (2021) → 19.3 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−68%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
High ozone daysImproving
3 days (2017) → 1 days (2022)
−67%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
0.8 /10k (2020) → 0.4 /10k (2025)
−45%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Springfield, OH metro area improved on 13 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 8 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Libraries+41%0.5 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Suicides−46%25.0 /100k → 13.4 /100k
New businesses+106%6.1 /1k → 12.5 /1k
Restaurants+19%5.3 /10k → 6.3 /10k
Firearm deaths−25%22.8 /100k → 17.1 /100k

Declined5

Gyms−45%0.8 /10k → 0.4 /10k
Traffic deaths+34%11.6 /100k → 15.5 /100k
Pharmacies−21%1.8 /10k → 1.4 /10k
Transit use−0.4 points0.7% → 0.3%
Price / income+0.4×2.3× → 2.7×

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Springfield, OH metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.6 /10k2020	2.5 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	24%
Average commute time	22.5 min2015-2019	23.1 min2020-2024	+0.6 min	Within the margin of error	41%
Average weekly wage	$8622020	$1,0242025	+19%	Improved	15%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%2015-2019	20.2%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Improved	22%
Broadband subscriptions	82.7%2015-2019	90.4%2020-2024	+7.7 points	Improved	33%
Child poverty rate	21.3%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Distance to an airport	21 mi2020	21 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	40.5 /100k2020	19.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−52%	Improved	84%
Effective property tax rate	1.42%2015-2019	1.15%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	86%
Firearm deaths	22.8 /100k2020	17.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−25%	Improved	88%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	+0.4%	Little change	52%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	0.4 /10k2025	−45%	Declined	6%
High school diploma or higher	88.7%2015-2019	89.0%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	10%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	53%
Homicide rate	8.8 /100k2020	7.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−16%	Improved	38%
Income adjusted for local prices	$44,6572019	$58,4302024	+31%	Improved	43%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4312015-2019	0.4332020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	45%
Median household income	$50,8732015-2019	$63,1322020-2024	+24%	Improved	33%
New business applications	6.1 /1k2020	12.5 /1k2025	+106%	Improved	96%
Pharmacies	1.8 /10k2020	1.4 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	19%
Poverty rate	14.9%2015-2019	15.2%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+41%	Improved	98%
Public transit commuters	0.7%2015-2019	0.3%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Declined	40%
Rent as share of income	26.7%2015-2019	26.8%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Rent-burdened households	41.7%2015-2019	43.6%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Restaurants and bars	5.3 /10k2020	6.3 /10k2025	+19%	Improved	91%
Suicide rate	25.0 /100k2020	13.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−46%	Improved	98%
Traffic deaths	11.6 /100k2015-2019	15.5 /100k2020-2024	+34%	Declined	15%
Unemployment rate	8.3%2020	5.3%2025	−3 points	Improved	52%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.7%2015-2019	8.2%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	27%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, OH metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Springfield, OH metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Springfield, OH metro area itself moved +0.8 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

135,158 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

55,975 households (±587)

Springfield, OH metro area
United States share

Under $25k18%10,180
$25k–50k22%12,193
$50k–75k18%10,294

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

55,975 households (±587)

Springfield, OH metro area
United States share

Own69%38,844
Rent31%17,131

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.4 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

58,288 workers (±1,117)

Springfield, OH metro area
United States share

Drive alone78%45,747
Carpool8.8%5,129
Public transit0.3%†177

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Springfield, OH employ 12,600 people. 2 pay a median above the US median and 8 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Springfield, OH by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,990 jobs	1,990	$27,490US $31,200	−12%	1.75×
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,710 jobs	1,710	$46,730US $44,650	+5%	4.12×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,380 jobs	1,380	$58,810US $58,640	0%	2.27×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,250 jobs	1,250	$35,130US $40,240	−13%	1.43×
Retail Salespersons1,210 jobs	1,210	$32,610US $35,410	−8%	1.06×
General and Operations Managers1,120 jobs	1,120	$79,490US $105,770	−25%	1.08×
Cashiers1,080 jobs	1,080	$28,150US $32,880	−14%	1.19×
Registered Nurses1,060 jobs	1,060	$80,060US $97,550	−18%	1.07×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,050 jobs	1,050	$36,950US $37,330	−1%	1.26×
Office Clerks, General750 jobs	750	$43,540US $45,010	−3%	1.03×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Springfield, OH.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Springfield, OH has 2,196 employer establishments, 162 for every 10,000 residents (0.65× the US rate of 248), with 42,831 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,894. The Census Bureau also counts 8,170 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,196; 8,170 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 162; US 248
Paid employees: 42,831
Average annual pay: $46,894; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Springfield, OH by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	197	14.6	0.79×Fewer than typical	4,370	$18,076	54
Ambulatory health care services	193	14.3	0.68×Fewer than typical	2,073	$65,956	345
Specialty trade contractors	136	10	0.65×Fewer than typical	840	$61,876	647
Limited-service restaurants	108	8	0.99×About typical	2,563	$17,198	26
Religious organizations	96	7.1	1.28×More than typical	462	$21,299	—
Lessors of real estate	78	5.8	0.47×Fewer than typical	239	$35,762	689
Full-service restaurants	66	4.9	0.63×Fewer than typical	1,613	$19,635	17
Truck transportation	64	4.7	0.94×About typical	1,308	$65,433	208
Offices of physicians	63	4.7	0.72×Fewer than typical	644	$104,660	47
Services to buildings and dwellings	60	4.4	0.66×Fewer than typical	729	$30,466	649
Building equipment contractors	56	4.1	0.69×Fewer than typical	345	$63,687	115
Automotive repair and maintenance	53	3.9	0.78×Fewer than typical	405	$41,373	98

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 135,342 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $12.3M on contracts performed in Springfield, OH metro area: $90.54 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $12.3M; −45% vs FY2025
Per resident: $90.54; US $1,994
Sole-source: 88%; US 30%
Single offer: 5.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$10.5M86%
Department of the Army$1.3M10%
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$390K3.2%
Environmental Protection Agency$300.7K2.5%
Defense Information Systems Agency$284.1K2.3%
Federal Acquisition Service$42.5K0.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs$20.4K0.2%

Top recipients

TAC INDUSTRIES INC$10.5M86%
GEO GRADEL CO$829.1K6.8%
ROSHEL LLC$390K3.2%
EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC$300.7K2.5%
AOC CONNECT, LLC$262.7K2.1%

Spending by fiscal year

19.6MFY2017
17.6MFY2018
28.9MFY2019
26.5MFY2020
29.3MFY2021
27MFY2022
16.2MFY2023
20.9M

Top industries (NAICS)

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$9.6M79%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$829.1K6.8%
Other transportation equipment manufacturing · 3369$390K3.2%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$300.7K2.5%
Wired telecommunications carriers · 5171$270.5K2.2%
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing · 3341$262.3K

Largest awards

SIDE AND TOP CARGO NETS - PRODUCTION$8.8M
TAC INDUSTRIES INC· Clark County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 17, 2026 – Mar 17, 2026· FA853426F0032
AWARD OF DES TASK ORDER DONNELSVILE CONTAMINATED AQUIFER SUPERFUND SITE$5.5M
EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC· Clark County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Sep 21, 2022 – May 19, 2026· 68HE0522F0134
ANG SEEKS BIDS TO MODERNIZE BLDG 128: HVAC, POWER, IDS (ADVANTOR COMPATIBLE), INTERIOR REMODEL, RF SHIELDING, BATH RENOVATION, SEWER REPAIR, SCIF WORK.$3.7M
PINNACLE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.· Clark County, OH· Construction & real property· Aug 28, 2025 – Feb 5, 2026· W50S8Q25CA001

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $863.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Springfield, OH metro area: $6,380 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $863.4M; −2.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,380; US $12,955
Loan face value: $40.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$522.8M61%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$81M9.4%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$80.8M9.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$64M7.4%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$32.9M3.8%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$13.6M1.6%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$7M0.8%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$6.9M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$13.4M1.5%
COLUMBUS, OH
CLARK STATE COLLEGE$12.4M1.4%
SPRINGFIELD, OH
SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY$12.4M1.4%
SPRINGFIELD, OH
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE$3.3M0.4%
SPRINGFIELD, OH
ROCKING HORSE CENTER

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$700.6M81%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$93.3M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$15.3M1.8%
Federal Highway Administration$13.4M1.5%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$12.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

815.5MFY2021
759MFY2022
788.9MFY2023
820.5MFY2024
885.9MFY2025
863.4MFY2026

County aggregates

92%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Springfield, OH

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Clark CountyCentral county30135,340

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

SpringfieldPrincipal city58,190

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Ohio

Areas based in Ohio, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Springfield, OH metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Springfield, OH

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Ohio

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined5

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought