How Sherman Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% work in Sherman Township itself; outside it, Tawas City draws the most (13%, 10 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Sherman Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where Sherman Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sherman Township clocks in
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Sherman Township
102 jobs are based in Sherman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2011 → 2021: 33 → 102. 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 Sherman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sherman Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sherman Township
About 38% 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.
Sherman Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Tawas Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $56,875 |
| Burleigh Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Grant Township | 3% | D | C− | 29 min | $56,193 |
| Alabaster Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Turner Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Tawas Township | 7% | D | C | 25 min | $59,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Burleigh Township, Alabaster Township and Turner 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 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 Sherman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sherman Township?
$56,875 (±$19,072) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
20.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tawas City (13%, 10 mi), Baldwin Township (9%, 14 mi), East Tawas (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Sherman 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 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), 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.