Silver Brook Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 53 jobs in Silver Brook Township for 288 working residents. Hardly any stay in Silver Brook Township for work; outside it, Cloquet is the main destination (25%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Silver Brook Township apart
Silver Brook Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Silver Brook Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Brook Township has about 400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Silver Brook Township and Cloquet trade workers both ways
Cloquet is the top workplace for Silver Brook Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Silver Brook Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Silver Brook Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Silver Brook Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Silver Brook Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where the trip to work from Silver Brook Township ends
Where Silver Brook Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Silver Brook Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Brook Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Silver Brook Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Brook Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 53. 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 Brook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Silver Brook Township, by distance
About 19% 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 towns around Silver Brook Township
The biggest share goes to Twin Lakes Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Brook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Brook Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $88,036 |
| Wrenshall | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Twin Lakes Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 24 min | $105,272 |
| Wrenshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wrenshall and Wrenshall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Brook 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 Brook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Brook Township?
$88,036 (±$7,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Brook Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Brook Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Brook Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (25%, 11 mi), Duluth (24%, 15 mi), Carlton (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Brook Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Brook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Brook 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.