Most of Sheridan Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Sheridan Township itself; outside it, Bad Axe draws the most (23%, 6 miles). There are 48 jobs in Sheridan Township; 260 of its residents have a job. 2% of workers have no commute at all; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sheridan Township stands out on work
Sheridan Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Sheridan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sheridan Township has about 400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Sheridan Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (20 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 260 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sheridan Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Sheridan Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Sheridan Township
About 30% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheridan Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 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.
The towns that employ Sheridan Township’s residents
Where Sheridan 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.
The kinds of work in Sheridan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheridan Township, 2011 → 2021: 16 → 48. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sheridan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sheridan Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Colfax Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheridan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $78,125 |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bingham Township | 3% | D | C | 20 min | $61,417 |
| Colfax Township | 8% | C− | C | 29 min | $69,408 |
| Greenleaf Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township: not graded. Greenleaf Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheridan 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 2021, 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 Sheridan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sheridan Township?
$78,125 (±$16,929) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheridan Township?
6.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheridan Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheridan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (23%, 6 mi), Colfax Township (8%, 5 mi), Winsor Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Sheridan Township 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 Sheridan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheridan Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.