With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Silver Cliff works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Silver Cliff for work; outside it, Iron Mountain is the main destination (9%, 29 miles). 32 jobs are based in Silver Cliff for 180 working residents. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Silver Cliff on a workday
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Silver Cliff on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Silver Cliff: the destinations
Where Silver Cliff clocks in
9% of workers
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.
Jobs in Silver Cliff: what the 32 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Cliff, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 32. 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 Cliff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Silver Cliff: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Cliff workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Half of Silver Cliff commutes less than 33 miles
About 33% 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.
The towns next door employ 12% of Silver Cliff
The biggest share goes to Goodman (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Cliff workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Cliff | – | — | — | 31 min | $55,938 |
| Athelstane | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lakewood | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wabeno | under 3% | D | B− | 22 min | $61,477 |
| Stephenson | 5% | D | C− | 26 min | $56,550 |
| Goodman | 7% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Blackwell | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Athelstane, Lakewood, Goodman and Blackwell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Cliff’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 Cliff: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Cliff?
$55,938 (±$8,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Cliff?
11.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Cliff?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Cliff work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (9%, 29 mi), Marinette (7%, 42 mi), Goodman (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Silver Cliff without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Cliff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Cliff
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.