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Jobs & commute in Sherman Township

Sherman Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 8% for North Dakota as a whole. There are 11 jobs in Sherman Township for 22 working residents. Only 5% stay in Sherman Township for work; outside it, Minot is the main destination (27%, 42 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

11 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
North Dakota 10.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
North Dakota 2.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
5%
1 of 22 working residents
Work from home
0%
North Dakota 8% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

In and out of Sherman Township on a workday

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night49
Workday38
49live here− 21head out to work+ 10come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Sherman Township ends

Billings: 1 residents work here (5%)Tolley: 1 residents work here (5%)Newburg: 1 residents work here (5%)LansfordWesthope: 1 residents work here (5%)TaylorDunseith: 1 residents work here (5%)KenmareRugby: 1 residents work here (5%)Williston: 1 residents work here (5%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (9%)Minot: 6 residents work here (27%)Fargo: 1 residents work here (5%)Antler TownshipHarrison TownshipWhitteron TownshipBentinck TownshipHoffman TownshipThorson TownshipRenville TownshipMcKinney TownshipMargaret TownshipSherman TownshipMinotBismarckBillingsTolleyNewburgWesthopeSherman Township
1
Minot41.9 mi away
27%6
2
Bismarck142.2 mi away
9%2
3
Billings, MT400.1 mi away
5%1
4
Tolley25.7 mi away
5%1
5
Newburg19.3 mi away
5%1
6
Westhope13.2 mi away
5%1
7
Dunseith55.8 mi away
5%1
8
Rugby67.9 mi away
5%1
9
Williston117.1 mi away
5%1
10
Fargo247.8 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%6
The top trips

Where Sherman Township clocks in

27%Minot
27% of workers
41.9 mi awayMinot6 Sherman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
142.2 mi awayBismarck2 Sherman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
400.1 mi awayBillings, MT1 Sherman Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Sherman Township

Jobs based in Sherman TownshipJobs Sherman Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%32%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%32%
$1,251–$3,333 a month9%27%
Over $3,333 a month73%41%

Who does it

29 or younger45%27%
30 to 5436%36%
55 and older18%36%

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Sherman Township

Working from home
0%

of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Sherman Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 20 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

How far Sherman Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 27% · 41.9 miBismarck: 9% · 142.2 miBillings: 5% · 400.1 miTolley: 5% · 25.7 miNewburg: 5% · 19.3 miWesthope: 5% · 13.2 miDunseith: 5% · 55.8 miRugby: 5% · 67.9 miWilliston: 5% · 117.1 miFargo: 5% · 247.8 miMinot 27%Bismarck 9%Billings 5%Tolley 5%Newburg 5%Sherman Township
Sherman TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi2 residents
18%10–24 mi4 residents
36%25–50 mi8 residents
36%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 36% 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

Next door to Sherman Township

Bentinck Township: few work hereRenville Township: few work hereHoffman Township: few work hereAntler Township: few work hereBentinck TownshipRenville TownshipHoffman TownshipAntler TownshipSherman Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Bentinck Townshipunder 5% of Sherman TownshipRenville Townshipunder 5% of Sherman TownshipHoffman Townshipunder 5% of Sherman TownshipAntler Townshipunder 5% of Sherman Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSherman Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sherman Township–————
Bentinck Townshipunder 5%————
Renville Townshipunder 5%————
Hoffman Townshipunder 5%————
Antler Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Bentinck Township, Renville Township, Hoffman Township and Antler 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sherman Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (27%, 42 mi), Bismarck (9%, 142 mi), Billings (5%, 400 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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Sherman Township

Sherman Township home →
HandbookGetting around Sherman TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.