Most of Sherry commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Sherry report 86 jobs, against 368 working residents. Only 2% work in Sherry itself; outside it, Marshfield draws the most (29%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sherry at work: what stands out
Sherry is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Sherry, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sherry has about 490 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Sherry works in Marshfield
105 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Marshfield, 16 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Sherry itself. The commute map ↓
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 368 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Sherry
On a workday 361 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Sherry on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Sherry’s residents
Where Sherry 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.
Making and building: 76% of jobs based in Sherry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherry, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 86. 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 Sherry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Sherry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sherry workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Sherry’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Sherry compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry | – | — | — | 24 min | $77,813 |
| Sigel | under 2% | C | C | 24 min | $67,963 |
| Carson | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $90,278 |
| Arpin | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Milladore | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arpin and Milladore: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherry’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 Sherry: questions
What is the median household income in Sherry?
$77,813 (±$20,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherry?
12.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherry?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherry work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshfield (29%, 16 mi), Wisconsin Rapids (6%, 11 mi), Auburndale (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sherry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sherry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherry
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.