Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0Sheridan has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland. Sheridan has 762 jobs, and 2,302 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Sheridan C−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sheridan apart
Sheridan and McMinnville trade workers both ways
McMinnville is the top workplace for Sheridan residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Sheridan come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Sheridan workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Oregon. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sheridan
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sheridan is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #110 of 142 in Oregon. Household income holds Sheridan’s grade up ($70,785, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sheridan could be anywhere from D to B.
17% of working residents work in McMinnville
Where Sheridan clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Sheridan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheridan workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,751 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Oregon: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Sheridan
On a workday 2,179 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 639 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Sheridan on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
67% of the jobs in Sheridan pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheridan, 2013 → 2023: 999 → 762. 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.
Where in the region Sheridan works
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.
Sheridan is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sheridan is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #40 of 142 in Oregon. 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 1,910 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 56% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.1% of Sheridan households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sheridan’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sheridan ranks: 2,734th of 3,297 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 316 | Beavercreek OR | 4,894 | $135K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 379 | Creswell OR | 5,566 | $100K | 4.3% | 0.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 465 | Cedar Hills OR | 8,388 | $106K | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,732 | Pleasant Township OH | 7,933 | $60K | 17.8% | 5.0% | 17% | C− |
| 2,733 | Nashville NC | 5,911 | $61K | 16.9% | 7.0% | 9% | C− |
| 2,734 | Sheridan OR | 6,243 | $71K | 12.0% | 7.0% | 5% | C− |
| 2,735 | Turtle Creek PA | 4,865 | $46K | 17.6% | 16.1% | 4% | C− |
| 2,736 | Hamilton AL | 6,769 | $55K | 16.7% | 3.9% | 33% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,297 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Oregon.
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?
$70,785 (±$15,776) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheridan?
12.0%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheridan?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheridan work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McMinnville (17%, 13 mi), Portland (9%, 47 mi), Grand Ronde (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sheridan walkable?
Sheridan is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sheridan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.