How Silver Lake Township works: jobs, income and commuting
100% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. Hardly any work in Silver Lake Township itself; outside it, Harvey draws the most (29%, 26 miles). No jobs are based in Silver Lake Township in the Census job records; 7 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Silver Lake Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4 people are in Silver Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Silver Lake Township: the destinations
Where Silver Lake Township clocks in
29% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Silver Lake Township
of Silver Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Silver Lake Township commutes less than 29 miles
About 29% 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.
Next door to Silver Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lynn Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Chaseley Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Progress Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Stewart Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township, Chaseley Township, Progress Township and Stewart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Lake 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Silver Lake Township workers work outside North Dakota. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Silver Lake Township?
66.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Silver Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (29%, 26 mi), Fessenden (14%, 20 mi), Aberdeen (14%, 149 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Lake 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.