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Jobs & commute in Sheridan Township

Sheridan Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Sheridan Township itself; outside it, Clay Center draws the most (19%, 10 miles). There are 6 jobs in Sheridan Township, and 32 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Sheridan Township

On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

32live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night75
Workday49
75live here− 32head out to work+ 6come in to work= 49on a workday

About 49 people are in Sheridan Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs 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 Sheridan Township ends

Glenvil: 2 residents work here (6%)Harvard: 1 residents work here (3%)Clay Center: 6 residents work here (19%)Nelson: 1 residents work here (3%)Edgar: 1 residents work here (3%)SuttonGeneva: 2 residents work here (6%)Hastings: 4 residents work here (13%)Kearney: 2 residents work here (6%)Grand Island: 2 residents work here (6%)Momence TownshipLogan TownshipMarshall TownshipInland Township: 3 residents work here (9%)Sheridan TownshipSutton TownshipClay CenterHastingsInland TownshipGlenvilGenevaKearneySheridan Township
1
Clay Center9.6 mi away
19%6
2
Hastings27.9 mi away
13%4
3
Inland Township18.2 mi away
9%3
4
Glenvil19.7 mi away
6%2
5
Geneva15.3 mi away
6%2
6
Kearney64.8 mi away
6%2
7
Grand Island39.4 mi away
6%2
8
Harvard14.8 mi away
3%1
9
Nelson21.7 mi away
3%1
10
Edgar9.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%8
The top trips

Where Sheridan Township 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.

The jobs

Sheridan Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs

Jobs based in Sheridan TownshipJobs Sheridan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms67%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices33%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%22%
Over $3,333 a month83%59%

Who does it

29 or younger67%25%
30 to 5417%44%
55 and older17%31%
+20%

Jobs based in Sheridan Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sheridan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Sheridan Township

Working from home
0%

of Sheridan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

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

Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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 far

Half of Sheridan Township commutes less than 19 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miClay Center: 19% · 9.6 miHastings: 13% · 27.9 miInland Township: 9% · 18.2 miGlenvil: 6% · 19.7 miGeneva: 6% · 15.3 miKearney: 6% · 64.8 miGrand Island: 6% · 39.4 miHarvard: 3% · 14.8 miNelson: 3% · 21.7 miEdgar: 3% · 9.1 miClay Center 19%Hastings 13%Inland Township 9%Glenvil 6%Geneva 6%Sheridan Township
Sheridan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi5 residents
41%10–24 mi13 residents
19%25–50 mi6 residents
25%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 25% 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

The towns around Sheridan Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township26 min
Sutton Township32 min
Momence Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSheridan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sheridan Township–————
Marshall Townshipunder 4%————
Logan Townshipunder 4%——26 min—
Sutton Townshipunder 4%——32 min—
Momence Townshipunder 4%——33 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Marshall Township, Logan Township, Sutton Township and Momence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Sheridan 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 Sheridan Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Sheridan Township?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Sheridan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clay Center (19%, 10 mi), Hastings (13%, 28 mi), Inland Township (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Sheridan 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 Sheridan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Sheridan Township

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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.