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The most common industries in Sheldon are: Construction (13.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (11.6% of civilian employees), Truck transportation (8.7% of civilian employees). 88.8% of workers work in Harris County and 4.1% of all workers work at home. 87.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 20.4% greater than the rate of 69.6% across the entire state of Texas.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sheldon, Texas was 1,831 / 2,438
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sheldon, Texas was 1,831 / 2,438
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 13.2% (107) | 22.3% (102) | 1.4% (5) |
| Educational services | 11.6% (94) | 7.6% (35) | 16.7% (59) |
| Truck transportation | 8.7% (71) | 12.9% (59) | 3.4% (12) |
| Health care | 6.5% (53) | 2.2% (10) | 12.1% (43) |
| Chemicals | 5.4% (44) | 8.1% (37) | 2.0% (7) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.9% (32) | 1.3% (6) | 7.3% (26) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 3.2% (26) | 5.7% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.1% (25) | 3.1% (14) | 3.1% (11) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 3.0% (24) | 3.5% (16) | 2.3% (8) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.7% (22) | 4.8% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.6% (21) | 1.1% (5) | 4.5% (16) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.3% (19) | 1.7% (8) | 3.1% (11) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.2% (18) | 2.4% (11) | 2.0% (7) |
| Machinery | 2.1% (17) | 1.3% (6) | 3.1% (11) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.1% (17) | 1.5% (7) | 2.8% (10) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (16) | 3.5% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 1.8% (15) | 1.5% (7) | 2.3% (8) |
| Public administration | 1.7% (14) | 1.1% (5) | 2.5% (9) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.6% (13) | 1.5% (7) | 1.7% (6) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.6% (13) | 1.3% (6) | 2.0% (7) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (12) | 1.5% (7) | 1.4% (5) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (11) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (11) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.4% (11) | 1.3% (6) | 1.4% (5) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 1.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (10) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.2% (10) | 2.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 1.1% (9) | 0.7% (3) | 1.7% (6) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (9) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (9) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (9) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.9% (7) | 1.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (7) | 1.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (5) | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (5) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (3) |
Unemployment in Sheldon
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 62.9%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.2%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 3.2%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 9.9% (105) |
| Texas: | 5.5% (678,264) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 11.6% (124) |
| Texas: | 4.3% (525,841) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 14.8% (158) |
| Texas: | 4.9% (603,953) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 16.4% (176) |
| Texas: | 9.4% (1,155,020) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 6.9% (74) |
| Texas: | 15.3% (1,885,477) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 6.9% (74) |
| Texas: | 11.9% (1,469,628) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 3.5% (38) |
| Texas: | 11.3% (1,400,175) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Sheldon: | 11.7% (124) |
| Texas: | 6.7% (829,367) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Sheldon: | 14.1% (150) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (720,594) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Sheldon: | 2.8% (29) |
| Texas: | 6.3% (777,072) |
<5am:
| Sheldon: | 7.7% (60) |
| Texas: | 3.1% (281,361) |
5:30am:
| Sheldon: | 2.9% (23) |
| Texas: | 2.9% (262,060) |
6am:
| Sheldon: | 6.4% (50) |
| Texas: | 4.4% (403,423) |
6:30am:
| Sheldon: | 18.0% (141) |
| Texas: | 8.8% (808,876) |
7am:
| Sheldon: | 9.8% (77) |
| Texas: | 10.7% (976,557) |
7:30am:
| Sheldon: | 11.6% (91) |
| Texas: | 16.4% (1,500,904) |
8am:
| Sheldon: | 13.6% (106) |
| Texas: | 16.8% (1,536,308) |
8:30am:
| Sheldon: | 9.5% (74) |
| Texas: | 10.0% (913,601) |
9am:
| Sheldon: | 4.5% (35) |
| Texas: | 4.4% (398,656) |
10am:
| Sheldon: | 4.3% (34) |
| Texas: | 5.2% (472,592) |
4pm:
| Sheldon: | 6.3% (49) |
| Texas: | 5.5% (503,565) |
>4pm:
| Sheldon: | 2.7% (21) |
| Texas: | 6.1% (563,107) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sheldon: | 25.7% (127) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (394,876) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sheldon: | 23.7% (117) |
| Texas: | 5.9% (402,788) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sheldon: | 28.3% (140) |
| Texas: | 10.9% (751,118) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sheldon: | 11.5% (57) |
| Texas: | 14.1% (970,598) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sheldon: | 7.6% (38) |
| Texas: | 10.6% (729,041) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 17.5% (100) |
| Texas: | 3.7% (200,980) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 6.9% (40) |
| Texas: | 3.7% (201,165) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 6.1% (35) |
| Texas: | 7.4% (403,902) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 2.9% (17) |
| Texas: | 16.7% (914,879) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 12.8% (74) |
| Texas: | 14.1% (773,199) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 20.8% (119) |
| Texas: | 7.8% (428,296) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 24.7% (142) |
| Texas: | 5.9% (322,799) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sheldon: | 5.4% (31) |
| Texas: | 6.2% (341,122) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.8%
Number of people working at home: 47 (4.1% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 47 (4.1% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 0.2% (3) |
| Texas: | 2.8% (350,462) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 6.1% (87) |
| Texas: | 8.8% (1,087,762) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 4.8% (69) |
| Texas: | 12.6% (1,550,271) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 9.1% (131) |
| Texas: | 15.6% (1,918,353) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 8.2% (118) |
| Texas: | 14.4% (1,772,079) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 11.0% (159) |
| Texas: | 6.7% (827,833) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 18.5% (266) |
| Texas: | 15.3% (1,887,878) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 5.2% (75) |
| Texas: | 3.2% (394,170) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 4.8% (70) |
| Texas: | 3.9% (476,118) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 19.8% (284) |
| Texas: | 8.6% (1,058,376) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 11.1% (159) |
| Texas: | 5.7% (706,002) |
90 or more minutes:
| Sheldon: | 1.4% (20) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (299,884) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 6.0% (47) |
| Texas: | 3.0% (277,642) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 7.0% (55) |
| Texas: | 10.3% (942,891) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 8.7% (68) |
| Texas: | 14.4% (1,317,555) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 13.8% (108) |
| Texas: | 16.0% (1,467,945) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 13.2% (103) |
| Texas: | 13.9% (1,276,781) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 3.1% (24) |
| Texas: | 5.3% (482,838) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 16.4% (128) |
| Texas: | 14.3% (1,309,699) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 1.8% (14) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (219,873) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 1.2% (9) |
| Texas: | 3.1% (280,916) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 16.6% (130) |
| Texas: | 7.6% (692,006) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Sheldon: | 7.2% (56) |
| Texas: | 4.6% (418,905) |
90 or more minutes:
| Sheldon: | 2.4% (19) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (218,800) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 0.3% (3) |
| Texas: | 2.7% (181,937) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 2.3% (26) |
| Texas: | 7.6% (522,166) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 3.8% (43) |
| Texas: | 11.5% (785,572) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 4.5% (51) |
| Texas: | 14.6% (1,001,179) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 10.1% (115) |
| Texas: | 13.9% (950,043) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 7.7% (88) |
| Texas: | 6.7% (457,259) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 19.6% (224) |
| Texas: | 16.2% (1,110,357) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 6.5% (75) |
| Texas: | 3.3% (223,512) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 6.1% (70) |
| Texas: | 4.2% (289,434) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 25.5% (291) |
| Texas: | 9.3% (639,122) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 13.0% (149) |
| Texas: | 6.8% (467,154) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Sheldon: | 1.8% (20) |
| Texas: | 3.1% (211,313) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 20.5% (61) |
| Texas: | 10.3% (565,596) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 8.5% (25) |
| Texas: | 13.9% (764,699) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 26.9% (80) |
| Texas: | 16.7% (917,174) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 23.9% (71) |
| Texas: | 6.7% (370,574) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 14.2% (42) |
| Texas: | 14.2% (777,521) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Sheldon: | 4.7% (14) |
| Texas: | 4.4% (238,848) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Sheldon: | 94.7% (1,420) |
| Texas: | 83.3% (4,557,023) |
Carpooled:
| Sheldon: | 5.3% (80) |
| Texas: | 11.7% (674,818) |
Drove car alone:
| Sheldon: | 79.9% (625) |
| Texas: | 77.7% (7,115,590) |
Carpooled:
| Sheldon: | 12.3% (96) |
| Texas: | 14.5% (1,326,012) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Sheldon: | 1.0% (8) |
| Texas: | 1.7% (157,014) |
Walked:
| Sheldon: | 3.5% (27) |
| Texas: | 1.9% (173,670) |
Other means:
| Sheldon: | 0.6% (5) |
| Texas: | 0.9% (86,692) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Sheldon: | 94.1% (1,124) |
| Texas: | 83.6% (4,557,023) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Sheldon: | 5.9% (70) |
| Texas: | 11.2% (674,818) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Sheldon: | 96.9% (298) |
| Texas: | 83.0% (4,557,023) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Sheldon: | 3.1% (9) |
| Texas: | 12.3% (674,818) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Sheldon: | 84.7% (842) |
| Texas: | 87.6% (10,283,021) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sheldon: | 15.3% (152) |
| Texas: | 9.0% (1,052,595) |
Drove alone:
| Sheldon: | 86.7% (625) |
| Texas: | 84.3% (7,115,590) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sheldon: | 12.6% (91) |
| Texas: | 11.6% (982,994) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sheldon: | 0.7% (5) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (201,602) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Sheldon: | 87.4% (1,006) |
| Texas: | 69.6% (10,139,666) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sheldon: | 1.0% (11) |
| Texas: | 6.0% (870,454) |
Local government workers:
| Sheldon: | 2.2% (26) |
| Texas: | 7.6% (1,109,799) |
State government workers:
| Sheldon: | 3.4% (39) |
| Texas: | 3.8% (558,618) |
Federal government workers:
| Sheldon: | 2.9% (33) |
| Texas: | 2.5% (357,298) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sheldon: | 3.1% (36) |
| Texas: | 6.8% (998,270) |
Employee of private company:
| Sheldon: | 76.6% (622) |
| Texas: | 69.6% (6,425,274) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sheldon: | 5.7% (46) |
| Texas: | 2.7% (250,864) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sheldon: | 3.1% (25) |
| Texas: | 5.7% (526,631) |
Local government workers:
| Sheldon: | 6.8% (55) |
| Texas: | 6.6% (608,479) |
State government workers:
| Sheldon: | 5.4% (44) |
| Texas: | 5.4% (501,082) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sheldon: | 2.5% (20) |
| Texas: | 7.1% (653,527) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Sheldon: | 85.2% (462) |
| Texas: | 73.1% (5,788,450) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Sheldon: | 2.1% (11) |
| Texas: | 4.1% (323,476) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Sheldon: | 6.1% (33) |
| Texas: | 2.7% (211,629) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Sheldon: | 6.7% (36) |
| Texas: | 7.7% (609,246) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Sheldon: | 89.3% (544) |
| Texas: | 65.4% (4,351,216) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Sheldon: | 4.2% (26) |
| Texas: | 10.6% (704,332) |
State government workers - Females:
| Sheldon: | 6.4% (39) |
| Texas: | 4.8% (321,912) |