Silver Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, Silver Creek Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Employers in Silver Creek Township report 312 jobs, against 1,286 working residents. For jobs and income Silver Creek Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Silver Creek Township apart
Fewer jobs are based in Silver Creek Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Silver Creek Township fell from 1,411 in 2013 to 312 in 2023, −78%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Silver Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Silver Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 312 jobs based in Silver Creek Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Creek Township has about 1,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Silver Creek Township
27% of Silver Creek Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Silver Creek Township
Unemployment is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Silver Creek Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The kinds of work in Silver Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,411 → 312. 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.
Time on the road from Silver Creek Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 840 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who commutes out of Silver Creek Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,246 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 272 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Silver Creek 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.
11% of working residents work in St. Cloud
Where Silver Creek Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Half of Silver Creek Township commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Few in Silver Creek Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,149 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Silver Creek Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Silver Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Silver Creek Township ranks: 371st of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
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| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 23 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 369 | Verandah FL | 1,900 | $121K | 3.4% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 370 | Coopersburg PA | 2,535 | $84K | 5.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A |
| 371 | Silver Creek Township MN | 2,620 | $116K | 5.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 372 | Township 7 NE | 2,760 | $93K | 5.3% | 0.3% | 5% | A |
| 373 | Wakarusa Township KS | 2,173 | $99K | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Silver Creek Township and the towns 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 | – | A | C | 31 min | $115,872 |
| Clear Lake Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 32 min | $90,938 |
| Becker | under 3% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $86,094 |
| Maple Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Monticello Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 30 min | $123,200 |
| Clearwater Township | under 3% | A | D | 31 min | $113,750 |
| Corinna Township | under 3% | A− | C | 30 min | $87,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$115,872 (±$10,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Creek Township?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Creek Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (11%, 17 mi), Monticello (8%, 8 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Silver Creek Township walkable?
Silver Creek Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silver Creek 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 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. 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.