Springfield migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,621 people moved into the Springfield metro and 4,672 moved out, a net of −51. 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: Dayton, OH leads both directions, with 1,491 people in and 1,679 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 64–66% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +10 in 2020–21 to −51 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
135,340
▼ 0.6% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
144,605
6.4% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −908, against births minus deaths (−195) and international migration (+281).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 144,605 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 135,340 is 6.4% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$6M
▼ $139M arrived · $145M left
Avg household income · movers
$51k in · $51k out
similar incomes both directions
Springfield wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Springfield metro in 2022–23 reported $139M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $145M with them, a net loss of $6M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $51k of income, vs $51k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 66% of inbound and 64% 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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