With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Sherman Township works elsewhere
Only 4% work in Sherman Township; the top destination outside it is Bethany (19%, 6 miles). 17 jobs are based in Sherman Township, against 57 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sherman Township by day
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Commuting out of Sherman Township: the destinations
Where Sherman Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
88% of the jobs in Sherman Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 17. 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.
Working from home in Sherman Township
of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sherman Township
About 29% 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.
Next door to Sherman Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | — | $26,417 |
| Bethany Township | 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Fox Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Cypress Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethany Township: not graded. Fox Creek Township, Grant Township, Adams Township and Cypress Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bethany Township. 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?
$26,417 (±$20,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
58.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (19%, 6 mi), Lamoni (9%, 26 mi), Ridgeway (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% 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.