Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Sharon has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sharon quiets down on a workday
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Sharon on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.18 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 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Hope
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Sharon clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
15% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Sharon makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
6 jobs are based in Sharon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sharon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 6. 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.
Working from home in Sharon
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Sharon workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 42% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Sharon commutes less than 21 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Sharon and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Sharon’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sharon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sharon Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Sharon: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sharon?
30.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sharon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hope (15%, 21 mi), Cooperstown (15%, 15 mi), Finley (15%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sharon 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 Sharon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon
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.