Photo: No machine-readable author provided. JimIrwin assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5Silver Ridge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
The average commute takes 32 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). There are 8 jobs in Silver Ridge, against 408 working residents. Hardly any work in Silver Ridge itself; outside it, Toms River Township draws the most (17%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Silver Ridge apart on work
Silver Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Silver Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Ridge has about 880 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Silver Ridge and Toms River Township trade workers both ways
Toms River Township is the top workplace for Silver Ridge residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Silver Ridge come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Silver Ridge: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Silver Ridge on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where Silver Ridge goes to work
Where Silver Ridge clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
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.
Most jobs in Silver Ridge are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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 Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Silver Ridge: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Ridge workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Silver Ridge’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Silver Ridge
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Ridge | – | — | — | 32 min | $32,293 |
| Holiday City South | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Holiday City-Berkeley | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holiday City South and Holiday City-Berkeley: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Ridge’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 Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Ridge?
$32,293 (±$13,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Ridge?
20.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Ridge?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Ridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toms River Township (17%, 4 mi), Lakewood Township (10%, 8 mi), Berkeley Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Ridge 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 Silver Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Ridge
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.