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Household incomes here are among the lowest in the country. 29.8% of residents are in poverty (Florida 12.6%). The two grades for Silver Springs are C+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Silver Springs, in a few figures
Nearly half of Silver Springs works in Ocala
492 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Ocala, 6.4 miles away across the town line. That’s 45 times as many as work in Silver Springs itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Silver Springs are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Silver Springs’ grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Silver Springs is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Silver Springs’ grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($32,074, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Silver Springs could be anywhere from C to C+.
45% of working residents work in Ocala
Where Silver Springs clocks in
45% of workers
3% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The trip to work from Silver Springs: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Springs workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,110 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Silver Springs to work
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Silver Springs
On a workday 1,089 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 734 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Silver Springs on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Silver Springs makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
747 jobs are based in Silver Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Springs, 2013 → 2023: 687 → 747. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Silver Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Silver Springs, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Silver Springs is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #333 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,265 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 23.1% of Silver Springs households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Silver Springs’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Silver Springs is 3,068th among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,066 | Pleasant Township IN | 2,387 | $73K | 7.7% | 6.4% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,067 | Torch Lake Township MI | 1,918 | $70K | 6.1% | 0.0% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,068 | Silver Springs FL | 2,712 | $32K | 29.8% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,069 | Stateburg SC | 2,027 | $66K | 11.1% | 7.3% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,070 | Valdez AK | 3,681 | $99K | 5.8% | 10.1% | — | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Silver Springs, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
45% of Silver Springs works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs | – | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $32,074 |
| Ocala | 45% | C− | A− | 19 min | $56,376 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ocala. Darker towns draw more of Silver Springs’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Silver Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Springs?
$32,074 (±$8,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Springs?
29.8%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Springs?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Springs work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocala (45%, 6 mi), Gainesville (3%, 36 mi), Jacksonville (2%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Silver Springs walkable?
Silver Springs is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silver Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Springs
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.