With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sherman Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Sherman Township has 27 jobs for 221 working residents. Hardly any work in Sherman Township; the top destination outside it is St. Joseph (33%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Sherman Township apart on work
Sherman Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Sherman Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sherman Township has about 290 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sherman Township and St. Joseph trade workers both ways
St. Joseph is the top workplace for Sherman Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Sherman Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Sherman Township
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The places Sherman Township commutes to
Where Sherman Township clocks in
33% of workers
10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sherman Township
About 34% 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.
What Sherman Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 27. 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.
From Sherman Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 9% 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.
How Sherman Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $69,688 |
| Camden Township | under 2% | C− | B | 25 min | $65,417 |
| Polk Township | under 2% | — | — | 67 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $77,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Polk 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 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?
$69,688 (±$11,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (33%, 18 mi), Kansas City (10%, 53 mi), Stewartsville (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.