Springfield migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 11,088 people moved into the Springfield metro and 12,206 moved out, a net of −1,118. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Amherst Town, MA than anywhere else: 1,878 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Hartford, CT (1,850). The listed corridors cover about 69% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −2,241 in 2020–21 to −1,118 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
464,338
▲ 0.2% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2014
469,561
1.1% below the 2014 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 422 people to domestic migration. International migration (+1,434) and births minus deaths (−126) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 469,561 in 2014. The 2025 estimate of 464,338 is 1.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$140M
▼ $401M arrived · $541M left
Avg household income · movers
$59k in · $69k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 17%
Springfield wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Springfield metro in 2022–23 reported $401M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $541M with them, a net loss of $140M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $59k of income, vs $69k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 17%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 69% of inbound and 69% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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