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Jobs & commute in Silvana

Making a living in Silvana

24 jobs are based in Silvana, against 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Silvana itself; outside it, Everett draws the most (17%, 17 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Silvana by day

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
24work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.80jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).

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 commute map

Commuting out of Silvana: the destinations

La Conner: 1 residents work here (3%)Stanwood: 1 residents work here (3%)Forks: 1 residents work here (3%)Sedro-Woolley: 2 residents work here (7%)MukilteoArlington: 2 residents work here (7%)Lake StevensMount Vernon: 1 residents work here (3%)Marysville: 2 residents work here (7%)RichlandEverett: 5 residents work here (17%)BellinghamSeattle: 3 residents work here (10%)Tacoma: 2 residents work here (7%)AmherstSilvanaBryn Mawr-SkywayEverettSeattleSedro-WoolleyArlingtonMarysvilleTacomaSilvana
1
Everett16.8 mi away
17%5
2
Seattle40.5 mi away
10%3
3
Sedro-Woolley21.4 mi away
7%2
4
Arlington5.1 mi away
7%2
5
Marysville9.4 mi away
7%2
6
Tacoma66.4 mi away
7%2
7
La Conner17.4 mi away
3%1
8
Stanwood5.4 mi away
3%1
9
Forks100.5 mi away
3%1
10
Mount Vernon15.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%10
The top trips

Where Silvana 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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 42% of the jobs in Silvana

Jobs based in SilvanaJobs Silvana residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms42%23%
Trade, transport & utilities58%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%20%
Over $3,333 a month54%67%

Who does it

29 or younger29%37%
30 to 5442%57%
55 and older29%7%
−40%

Jobs based in Silvana, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 24. 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 Silvana’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Silvana

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEverett: 17% · 16.8 miSeattle: 10% · 40.5 miSedro-Woolley: 7% · 21.4 miArlington: 7% · 5.1 miMarysville: 7% · 9.4 miTacoma: 7% · 66.4 miLa Conner: 3% · 17.4 miStanwood: 3% · 5.4 miForks: 3% · 100.5 miMount Vernon: 3% · 15.2 miEverett 17%Seattle 10%Sedro-Woolley 7%Arlington 7%Marysville 7%Silvana
SilvanaTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi7 residents
43%10–24 mi13 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
20%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 20% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Silvana: questions

Where do people who live in Silvana work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Everett (17%, 17 mi), Seattle (10%, 40 mi), Sedro-Woolley (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Silvana, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Silvana

Silvana home →

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.