Work & commute · Sherman

Work & commute in Sherman, IL

Most working residents leave Sherman for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (52%), Williamsville (2%) and Decatur (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

103 of 2,221 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,118 Sherman residents head out of town to work, 103 work right here, and 735 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sherman.

2,118live here, work elsewhere

103live and work here

735work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sherman goes to work

Springfield6.8 mi away

52%1,153

Sherman (in town)right here

5%103

Williamsville6 mi away

2%54

Decatur35.8 mi away

2%47

Bloomington52.9 mi away

2%47

Riverton4.6 mi away

2%46

Chicago168.1 mi away

2%46

Springfield3.7 mi away

1%28

Peoria59.9 mi away

1%26

Fancy Creek3.6 mi away

1%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%645

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Sherman commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

60%

12%

22%

60%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sherman is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.38 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Sherman are

838 jobs are based in Sherman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sherman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sherman

838 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Sherman residents hold

2,221 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+57%

Jobs based in Sherman, 2013 → 2023: 534 → 838. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.