Sherman Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Sherman Township report 2 jobs, and 80 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sherman Township; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (39%, 42 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sherman Township by day
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Sherman Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Sherman Township ends
Where Sherman Township clocks in
39% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Sherman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sherman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherman Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of Sherman Township commutes less than 39 miles
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Sherman Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $91,184 |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Island Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Filley Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockford Township, Island Grove Township and Filley 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.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Sherman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sherman Township?
$91,184 (±$4,261) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
3.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (39%, 42 mi), Beatrice (13%, 13 mi), Omaha (6%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sherman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.
More of Sherman Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.