Silver Lake Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Silver Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Freeman (32%, 8 miles). Silver Lake Township has 15 jobs; 41 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 18% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Silver Lake Township on a workday
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Silver Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Silver Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Silver Lake Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Silver Lake Township works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Silver Lake Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% 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.
Where in the region Silver Lake Township 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.
Silver Lake Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Township | – | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Dolton Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grandview Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wolf Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dolton Township, Pleasant Township, Grandview Township and Wolf Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Silver Lake Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Lake Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeman (32%, 8 mi), Menno (17%, 17 mi), Sioux Falls (17%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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), 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.