With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Silver Lake works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Silver Lake itself; outside it, Bridgeton draws the most (15%, 3 miles). There are 15 jobs in Silver Lake, and 697 of its residents work somewhere. 4% of workers work from home, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Silver Lake: the gist
Silver Lake is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Silver Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Lake has about 1,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Silver Lake and Bridgeton trade workers both ways
Bridgeton is the top workplace for Silver Lake residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Silver Lake come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Silver Lake workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 697 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Silver Lake, and who commutes in
On a workday 697 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Silver Lake on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Silver Lake: the destinations
Where Silver Lake clocks in
15% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Silver Lake’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Lake workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 959 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Silver Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Lake, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 15. 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 Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Silver Lake works
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.
How Silver Lake compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | – | — | — | 25 min | $111,139 |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 22 min | $100,202 |
| Sunset Lake | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sunset Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Lake’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 Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Lake?
$111,139 (±$13,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Lake?
8.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Lake?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeton (15%, 3 mi), Vineland (14%, 13 mi), Upper Deerfield Township (12%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Lake
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.