Silver Leaf Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Silver Leaf Township report 52 jobs for 203 working residents. Only 1% work in Silver Leaf Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (36%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 12% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Silver Leaf Township apart
36% of Silver Leaf Township works in Detroit Lakes
74 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Detroit Lakes, 12 miles away. That’s 36 times as many as work in Silver Leaf Township itself. The commute map ↓
Silver Leaf Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Silver Leaf Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Leaf Township has about 370 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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; with 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Silver Leaf Township to work: where people go
Where Silver Leaf Township clocks in
36% 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.
Silver Leaf Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Silver Leaf Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The commute from Silver Leaf Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
Silver Leaf Township makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Leaf Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 52. 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 Leaf Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Silver Leaf Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Leaf Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 11% 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.
Silver Leaf Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burlington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Leaf Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Leaf Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $97,500 |
| Evergreen Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Gorman Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Burlington Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $105,789 |
| Height of Land Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Evergreen Township, Gorman Township and Height of Land Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Leaf 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 Leaf Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Leaf Township?
$97,500 (±$15,664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Leaf Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Leaf Township?
23 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 Leaf Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (36%, 12 mi), Perham (8%, 11 mi), Frazee (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Leaf 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 Leaf Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Leaf 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.