Work & commute · Sheridan

Work & commute in Sheridan, KS

Most working residents leave Sheridan for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Joplin (16%), Columbus (8%) and Pittsburg (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 83 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 82 Sheridan residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sheridan.

82live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

9work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sheridan goes to work

Joplin, MO31 mi away

16%13

Columbus11.4 mi away

8%7

Pittsburg19.4 mi away

8%7

Baxter Springs23.1 mi away

5%4

Fort Scott41.6 mi away

4%3

Garden23.9 mi away

4%3

Parsons14.8 mi away

2%2

Wichita131.6 mi away

2%2

Lola7.9 mi away

2%2

Baker15.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%38

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

How far

How far Sheridan commutes

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

42%

34%

17%

7%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sheridan is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sheridan are

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

Jobs based in Sheridan

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)80%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Sheridan residents hold

83 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−76%

Jobs based in Sheridan, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 10. 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.