How Sherbrooke Township works: jobs, income and commuting
17% of workers work from home (North Dakota 8%). Only 4% work in Sherbrooke Township; the top destination outside it is Finley (17%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sherbrooke Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Sherbrooke Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Sherbrooke Township live
Where Sherbrooke Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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 Sherbrooke Township
36 jobs are based in Sherbrooke Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherbrooke Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 36. 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 Sherbrooke Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sherbrooke Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherbrooke Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 17% 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sherbrooke Township
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Sherbrooke Township
The biggest share goes to Golden Lake Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherbrooke Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $122,143 |
| Primrose Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Easton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Lake Township | 8% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hugo Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Primrose Township, Easton Township, Golden Lake Township and Hugo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sherbrooke Township?
$122,143 (±$52,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherbrooke Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherbrooke Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherbrooke Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Finley (17%, 9 mi), Cooperstown (8%, 22 mi), Grand Forks (8%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherbrooke 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.