With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Silver City works elsewhere
5% of workers work from home (North Carolina 16%). Employers in Silver City report 19 jobs for 238 working residents. Working residents average 19 minutes each way (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Silver City apart
Silver City is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Silver City, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver City has about 370 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Silver City works in Raeford
70 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Raeford, 1.1 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Silver City itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Silver City are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 25 across North Carolina. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical North Carolina 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Silver City on a workday
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Silver City 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.
29% of working residents work in Raeford
Where Silver City clocks in
11% of workers
3% 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.
Time on the road from Silver City: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver City workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Silver City, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver City, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 19. 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 City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Silver City commutes
About 26% 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 29% of Silver City
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City | – | — | — | 19 min | $20,893 |
| Raeford | 29% | C | A− | 20 min | $46,494 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Raeford. Darker towns draw more of Silver City’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 City: questions
What is the median household income in Silver City?
$20,893 (±$13,966) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver City?
37.2%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver City?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raeford (29%, 1 mi), Fayetteville (11%, 16 mi), Raleigh (3%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver City without a car?
51% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver City
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.