Silver Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Silver Township report 14 jobs; 176 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Silver Township; the top destination outside it is Cloquet (15%, 25 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Silver Township on a workday
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Silver Township 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.
Where the trip to work from Silver Township ends
Where Silver Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Silver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 14. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Silver Township, about 31 minutes to the job
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 Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Silver Township goes to work
About 22% 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 next door employ 13% of Silver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $81,250 |
| Split Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Sturgeon Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Kalevala Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Moose Lake | 13% | D | B+ | 19 min | $64,286 |
| Moose Lake Township | under 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $86,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Split Rock Township, Sturgeon Lake Township and Kalevala Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Moose Lake. Darker towns draw more of Silver 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Township?
$81,250 (±$19,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Township?
11.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (15%, 25 mi), Moose Lake (13%, 5 mi), Duluth (10%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver 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.