Most of Silver Hill commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
524 jobs are based in Silver Hill for 2,412 working residents. Silver Hill grades B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Silver Hill at work: what stands out
Many Silver Hill workers cross into Washington, D.C.
40% of Silver Hill workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
39% of Silver Hill works in Washington
942 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 6.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Silver Hill itself. The commute map ↓
Silver Hill is a place people come home to
There are 524 jobs based in Silver Hill, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Hill has about 3,300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Silver Hill’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Most Silver Hill residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. 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.
Silver Hill’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Silver Hill is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #228 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Silver Hill’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Silver Hill could be anywhere from C− to A−.
39% of working residents work in Washington
Where Silver Hill clocks in
39% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Silver Hill
On a workday 2,411 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 523 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Silver Hill on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Silver Hill spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Hill workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,791 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Silver Hill goes to work
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 kinds of work in Silver Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Hill, 2013 → 2023: 652 → 524. 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 Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Silver Hill is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,939 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 84% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 53.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 30.9% of Silver Hill households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 12% of Silver Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Silver Hill is 2,099th among 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 15 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,097 | Butler Township PA | 5,105 | $80K | 10.8% | 3.8% | 6% | B− |
| 2,098 | Catalina AZ | 6,489 | $78K | 8.3% | 3.1% | 7% | B− |
| 2,099 | Silver Hill MD | 5,193 | $61K | 15.8% | 4.6% | <1% | B− |
| 2,100 | Dallastown PA | 4,198 | $64K | 7.3% | 6.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,101 | Sterling CT | 3,736 | $103K | 8.3% | 6.9% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Silver Hill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Hill | – | B− | A+ | 33 min | $60,625 |
| Camp Springs | under 1% | A− | A | 38 min | $120,456 |
| Suitland | under 1% | C+ | A+ | 36 min | $71,585 |
| Marlow Heights | under 1% | C− | A+ | 37 min | $55,502 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Hill’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 Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Hill?
$60,625 (±$17,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Hill?
15.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Hill?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (39%, 6 mi), Arlington (3%, 9 mi), Alexandria (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Silver Hill walkable?
Silver Hill is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silver Hill without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. 84% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Hill
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.