Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sherman Township works elsewhere
3 jobs are based in Sherman Township, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Sherman Township for work; outside it, Calumet Township is the main destination (22%, 11 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sherman Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Sherman 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.
Commuting out of Sherman Township: the destinations
Where Sherman Township clocks in
22% of workers
16% of workers
16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Sherman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2011 → 2021: 1 → 3. 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.
About 17 minutes each way for Sherman Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 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 35 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Sherman Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
32% of Sherman Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Allouez Township (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $37,344 |
| Houghton Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Schoolcraft Township | under 3% | D | B | 18 min | $55,327 |
| Allouez Township | 16% | D− | B+ | 22 min | $44,531 |
| Grant Township | 16% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Eagle Harbor Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Houghton Township, Grant Township and Eagle Harbor 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?
$37,344 (±$11,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
28.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calumet Township (22%, 11 mi), Grant Township (16%, 19 mi), Allouez Township (16%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Sherman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.