Earning a living in Silver Creek Township
Home is the office for 7% of workers (Illinois 16%). Only 5% work in Silver Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Freeport (25%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 17 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Silver Creek Township
Silver Creek Township and Freeport trade workers both ways
Freeport is the top workplace for Silver Creek Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Silver Creek Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Silver Creek Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in Silver Creek Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Silver Creek Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Silver Creek Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who travels to work in Silver Creek Township, and from where
Where Silver Creek Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
3% 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.
In Silver Creek Township, 69% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
455 jobs are based in Silver Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 455. 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 Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Silver Creek Township takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves Silver Creek Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Silver Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Half of Silver Creek Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 25% 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.
27% of Silver Creek Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $57,000 |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 18 min | $91,250 |
| Freeport | 25% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $51,723 |
| Freeport Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 2% | B− | C | 17 min | $90,698 |
| Ridott Township | 2% | B | C+ | 22 min | $83,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeport Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Freeport. Darker towns draw more of Silver Creek Township’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 Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Creek Township?
$57,000 (±$34,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Creek Township?
2.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Creek Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Creek Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeport (25%, 5 mi), Rockford (15%, 26 mi), Chicago (3%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Creek Township
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.