Jackson Hall Memorial Community Hall · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Silverdale’s household incomes are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 94.7 in Seattle. Below the poverty line: 6.2% of residents, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. The two grades for Silverdale are B for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Silverdale, in a few figures
Silverdale is where the jobs are
Silverdale has 11,537 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Silverdale draws workers from far and wide
The 11,537 jobs in Silverdale are filled from a wide area. Silverdale’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Silverdale’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Silverdale is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #153 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Silverdale’s grade up ($105,483, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Silverdale could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Silverdale
On a workday 5,822 residents head out to work, 1,127 work right here, and 10,410 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Silverdale on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Silverdale live
Where Silverdale clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Silverdale’s 11,537 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silverdale, 2014 → 2024: 11,274 → 11,537. 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 Silverdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Silverdale’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silverdale workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,331 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Silverdale
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.
Silverdale is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Silverdale is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #102 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Silverdale 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 10,269 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 4.5% of Silverdale households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Silverdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Silverdale ranks: 1,063rd of 1,931 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 54 | Mercer Island WA | 25,422 | $219K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | Bothell West WA | 22,029 | $153K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Bothell East WA | 14,578 | $199K | 3.6% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,061 | Groves TX | 16,907 | $74K | 8.0% | 4.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,062 | Sullivan NY | 14,623 | $81K | 8.2% | 3.9% | 9% | B |
| 1,063 | Silverdale WA | 20,685 | $105K | 6.2% | 5.4% | 16% | B |
| 1,064 | Monroeville PA | 27,685 | $79K | 10.7% | 4.8% | 15% | B |
| 1,065 | White Center WA | 14,886 | $87K | 14.5% | 4.9% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Silverdale, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Around Silverdale: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silverdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverdale | – | B | A | 24 min | $105,483 |
| Bangor Base | under 2% | B | A | 14 min | $79,918 |
| Chico | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $140,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silverdale’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 Silverdale: questions
What is the median household income in Silverdale?
$105,483 (±$5,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silverdale?
6.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silverdale?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silverdale work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (13%, 16 mi), Bremerton (12%, 9 mi), Poulsbo (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Silverdale walkable?
Silverdale is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silverdale without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silverdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silverdale
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.