Work and commuting in Sherman Township
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Nebraska has 11%. There are 243 jobs in Sherman Township, and 234 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sherman Township stands out on work
Sherman Township and West Point trade workers both ways
West Point is the top workplace for Sherman Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Sherman Township come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Sherman Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
38% of working residents work in West Point
Where Sherman Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
From Sherman Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 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 196 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 227 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 236 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Sherman Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman Township, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 243. 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 Sherman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Sherman Township, by distance
About 22% 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 next door: 38% of Sherman Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $110,000 |
| St. Charles Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| West Point | 38% | B− | B | 16 min | $65,793 |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cuming Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pebble Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Charles Township, Garfield Township, Elkhorn Township, Cuming Township, Pebble Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Point. 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 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 Sherman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sherman Township?
$110,000 (±$15,421) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman Township?
2.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (38%, 4 mi), Omaha (7%, 49 mi), Pender (4%, 23 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.
More of Sherman 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.