Most of Silvercreek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Silvercreek Township itself; outside it, Sioux City draws the most (22%, 23 miles). Silvercreek Township has 5 jobs for 50 working residents. 8% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Silvercreek Township on a workday
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Silvercreek 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.
The towns that employ Silvercreek Township’s residents
Where Silvercreek Township clocks in
22% 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.
Goods, not services: 60% of the jobs in Silvercreek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silvercreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 5. 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 Silvercreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Silvercreek Township
of Silvercreek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Silvercreek Township
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.
Silvercreek Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silvercreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvercreek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Galena Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Newcastle Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Ponca Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Daily Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Clark Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Galena Township, Newcastle Township, Ponca Township, Daily Township and Clark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silvercreek 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 Silvercreek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Silvercreek Township?
10.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Silvercreek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux City (22%, 23 mi), Ponca (8%, 6 mi), South Sioux City (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silvercreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silvercreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silvercreek 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.