Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sherman works elsewhere
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. There are 2 jobs in Sherman, against 46 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sherman for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (41%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sherman
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Sherman on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
Commuting out of Sherman: the destinations
Where Sherman 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.
In Sherman, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherman, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sherman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Sherman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherman workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% 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 Sherman’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Around Sherman: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman | – | — | — | 32 min | $72,500 |
| Palisade Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palisade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherman’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: questions
What is the median household income in Sherman?
$72,500 (±$32,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherman?
3.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherman?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (41%, 20 mi), Sverdrup Township (9%, 12 mi), Brandon (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sherman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherman
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.