Work means Thief River Falls for more than half of Silverton Township’s working residents
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any stay in Silverton Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (55%, 6 miles). Silverton Township has 3 jobs, against 84 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Silverton Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Silverton Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 places Silverton Township commutes to
Where Silverton Township clocks in
4% 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.
Silverton Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silverton Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 3. 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 Silverton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Silverton Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silverton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 20% 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 many miles Silverton Township commutes
About 23% 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.
Around Silverton Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to North Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silverton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverton Township | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Agder Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| North Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Cloverleaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Smiley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Agder Township, North Township, Cloverleaf Township and Smiley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silverton 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 Silverton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Silverton Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silverton Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silverton Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Silverton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silverton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silverton 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.