Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Silver Lake Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Silver Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Bridgewater Township (9%, 9 miles). 152 jobs are based in Silver Lake Township for 617 working residents. Silver Lake Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Silver Lake Township: the figures worth knowing
Many Silver Lake Township workers cross into New York
44% of Silver Lake Township workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Binghamton (9%), Union (8%) and Vestal (5%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Silver Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 152 jobs based in Silver Lake Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Silver Lake Township has about 1,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 617 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Silver Lake Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Silver Lake Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Silver Lake Township’s grade up ($87,083, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Silver Lake Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Silver Lake Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Out of Silver Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Silver Lake Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Who leaves Silver Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 600 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Silver Lake Township 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 2024, primary jobs.
In Silver Lake Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 141 → 152. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Silver Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Silver Lake Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Lake Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 763 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% 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 Lake Township goes to work
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Silver Lake Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Silver Lake Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Silver Lake Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 865 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of Silver Lake Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Silver Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Silver Lake Township is 2,954th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,952 | Litchfield Township MI | 1,030 | $59K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,953 | Marion Township PA | 1,193 | $67K | 8.3% | 1.5% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,954 | Silver Lake Township PA | 1,498 | $87K | 14.2% | 4.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,955 | Red Corral CA | 1,096 | $86K | 7.8% | 6.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,956 | Boaz WV | 1,400 | $73K | 10.6% | 1.0% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Silver Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Silver Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Township | – | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $87,083 |
| Choconut Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Forest Lake Township | under 3% | C | C | 29 min | $68,750 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 31 min | $73,077 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bridgewater Township | 9% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $65,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Choconut Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Township. 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 2024, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Lake Township?
$87,083 (±$15,787) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Lake Township?
14.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (9%, 9 mi), Binghamton (9%, 10 mi), Union (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Silver Lake Township walkable?
Silver Lake Township is more walkable than 44% 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 Silver Lake Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 2024, 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.