Fewer people are out of work in Sheridan (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Sheridan grades B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. About one in ten stay in Sheridan for work; outside it, Dunkirk is the main destination (13%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sheridan apart
A lot of Sheridan works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Sheridan: Pomfret (11%), Hanover (9%) and Dunkirk (7%). Next door ↓
Sheridan makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Sheridan are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sheridan residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Sheridan are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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 870 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Sheridan’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sheridan is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #271 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Sheridan’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sheridan could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Goods jobs make up 51% of work in Sheridan
527 jobs are based in Sheridan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheridan, 2013 → 2023: 368 → 527. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Sheridan: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheridan workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,110 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in Sheridan: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 792 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 449 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Sheridan on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Sheridan goes to work
Where Sheridan clocks in
13% 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.
Sheridan’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
The commute in Sheridan is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sheridan is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #729 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Sheridan near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,222 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Sheridan households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sheridan’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sheridan next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400: 1,270th of 4,868 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Laurel Hollow NY | 1,949 | $250K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,268 | Lima NY | 2,115 | $69K | 6.0% | 5.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,269 | Sugarcreek OH | 2,334 | $72K | 1.4% | 4.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,270 | Sheridan NY | 2,501 | $87K | 7.5% | 1.3% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,271 | Hopewell Township PA | 2,559 | $76K | 6.2% | 2.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,272 | Rockefeller Township PA | 2,302 | $91K | 4.5% | 3.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sheridan, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 27% of Sheridan
The biggest share goes to Pomfret (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheridan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | – | B+ | D | 24 min | $87,083 |
| Hanover | 9% | C | B | 27 min | $71,563 |
| Dunkirk | 7% | C+ | A− | 14 min | $67,045 |
| Pomfret | 11% | C− | A− | 18 min | $57,746 |
| Silver Creek | under 3% | C− | B | 29 min | $63,854 |
| Arkwright | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arkwright: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheridan’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 Sheridan: questions
What is the median household income in Sheridan?
$87,083 (±$13,379) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheridan?
7.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheridan?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheridan work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dunkirk (13%, 6 mi), Pomfret (11%, 8 mi), Hanover (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sheridan walkable?
Sheridan is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sheridan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sheridan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheridan
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.