Sherwood has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Sherwood has 16 jobs, against 83 working residents. Only 1% work in Sherwood; the top destination outside it is Mohall (19%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Sherwood, and who commutes in
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Sherwood on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where people from Sherwood work
Where Sherwood clocks in
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.
Jobs in Sherwood: what the 16 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherwood, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 16. 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 Sherwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sherwood: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherwood workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sherwood
About 57% 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.
Sherwood and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | – | — | — | 31 min | $48,500 |
| Colquhoun Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colquhoun Township and Eden Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherwood’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 Sherwood: questions
What is the median household income in Sherwood?
$48,500 (±$15,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherwood?
20.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherwood?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mohall (19%, 14 mi), Minot (19%, 53 mi), Glenburn (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sherwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherwood
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.