Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Silvercreek Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Silvercreek Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). 734 jobs are based in Silvercreek Township; 1,534 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Silvercreek Township; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Silvercreek Township apart
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Silvercreek Township
Job access by car holds Silvercreek Township’s grade up (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($68,919, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Silvercreek Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
About 28 minutes each way for Silvercreek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silvercreek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,689 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
A workday in Silvercreek Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,361 residents head out to work, 173 work right here, and 561 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Silvercreek Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Silvercreek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silvercreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 625 → 734. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Silvercreek Township
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.
Most of Silvercreek Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,831 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Silvercreek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Silvercreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Silvercreek Township is 2,245th among 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,243 | Rockport ME | 3,628 | $87K | 5.3% | 6.6% | 24% | B− |
| 2,244 | Long Beach Township NJ | 3,148 | $113K | 4.5% | 12.2% | 11% | B− |
| 2,245 | Silvercreek Township OH | 3,839 | $69K | 9.9% | 4.4% | 11% | B− |
| 2,246 | Lower Grand Lagoon FL | 4,287 | $74K | 15.3% | 2.5% | 9% | B− |
| 2,247 | Luverne MN | 4,984 | $64K | 12.2% | 2.5% | 39% | B− |
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| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Silvercreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Silvercreek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silvercreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvercreek Township | – | B− | C | 28 min | $68,919 |
| New Jasper Township | under 3% | B | D | 32 min | $106,635 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $83,241 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Shawnee Hills | under 3% | B | D | 31 min | $108,750 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 28 min | $49,375 |
| Caesarscreek Township | under 3% | A | D | 27 min | $113,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross 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 median household income in Silvercreek Township?
$68,919 (±$12,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silvercreek Township?
9.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silvercreek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silvercreek Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (10%, 2 mi), Xenia (8%, 13 mi), Dayton (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Silvercreek Township walkable?
Silvercreek Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silvercreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.