Sherman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Sherman Township report 67 jobs, and 157 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Sherman Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (16%, 35 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sherman Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Sherman Township goes to work
Where Sherman Township clocks in
16% 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.
60% of the jobs in Sherman Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 67. 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 Sherman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sherman Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sherman Township
About 28% 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.
Sherman Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $40,714 |
| Havana Township | under 2% | C− | B | 27 min | $58,125 |
| Crane Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Forest City Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crane Creek Township, Pennsylvania Township and Forest City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherman 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 Sherman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sherman Township?
$40,714 (±$28,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
20.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (16%, 35 mi), Mason City (9%, 11 mi), Havana (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherman Township without a car?
0% 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 Sherman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherman 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.