Sheridan Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Sheridan Township itself; outside it, Gallatin draws the most (13%, 7 miles). 20 jobs are based in Sheridan Township, against 165 working residents. For 31% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Sheridan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Sheridan Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Sheridan Township ends
Where Sheridan Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
In Sheridan Township, 85% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheridan Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 20. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sheridan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Sheridan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheridan Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 31% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sheridan 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Sheridan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheridan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $75,625 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $59,839 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 107 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Colfax Township and Monroe 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 2024, 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?
$75,625 (±$46,088) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheridan Township?
21.5%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheridan Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheridan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallatin (13%, 7 mi), St. Joseph (10%, 42 mi), Kansas City (7%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sheridan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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), 2024, 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.