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The most common industries in Sherman are: Furniture & related product manufacturing (14.9% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (10.6% of civilian employees), Food & beverage stores (7.8% of civilian employees). 28.7% of workers work in Pontotoc County. 65.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 65.3% across the entire state of Mississippi.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sherman, Mississippi was 548 / 642
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sherman, Mississippi was 548 / 642
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 14.9% (38) | 23.5% (31) | 5.7% (7) |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.6% (27) | 3.0% (4) | 18.7% (23) |
| Food and beverage stores | 7.8% (20) | 3.0% (4) | 13.0% (16) |
| Construction | 6.3% (16) | 12.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 4.3% (11) | 8.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.1% (8) | 3.0% (4) | 3.3% (4) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (8) | 5.3% (7) | 0.8% (1) |
| Machinery | 3.1% (8) | 6.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 2.7% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 5.7% (7) |
| Public administration | 2.7% (7) | 1.5% (2) | 4.1% (5) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 2.4% (6) | 1.5% (2) | 3.3% (4) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 2.4% (6) | 4.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.4% (6) | 3.0% (4) | 1.6% (2) |
| Food | 2.0% (5) | 3.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 2.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (5) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.0% (5) | 3.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (5) | 0.8% (1) | 3.3% (4) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (5) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.0% (5) | 3.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health care | 2.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (5) |
| Educational services | 2.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 4.1% (5) |
| Retail florists | 1.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (4) |
| Social assistance | 1.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (4) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (4) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (4) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.6% (4) | 2.3% (3) | 0.8% (1) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (3) |
| Utilities | 1.2% (3) | 2.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.2% (3) | 1.5% (2) | 0.8% (1) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (2) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.8% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (2) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (2) | 1.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.4% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.4% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (1) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.4% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (1) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (1) |
Unemployment in Sherman
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.7%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 8.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 36.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 18.0% (54) |
| Mississippi: | 6.7% (79,011) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 4.4% (13) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (51,439) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 7.7% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 5.0% (59,537) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 1.7% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 11.3% (133,877) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 7.9% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 13.0% (153,080) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 17.7% (53) |
| Mississippi: | 16.9% (200,266) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 12.3% (37) |
| Mississippi: | 12.5% (147,603) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 3.7% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (104,457) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 7.2% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (32,207) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Sherman: | 11.6% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (45,125) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Sherman: | 7.6% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (81,661) |
<5am:
| Sherman: | 8.8% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 4.3% (50,086) |
5:30am:
| Sherman: | 4.8% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,399) |
6am:
| Sherman: | 2.8% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 5.4% (62,297) |
6:30am:
| Sherman: | 9.6% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 10.7% (125,036) |
7am:
| Sherman: | 20.3% (51) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,121) |
7:30am:
| Sherman: | 6.0% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,928) |
8am:
| Sherman: | 19.9% (50) |
| Mississippi: | 15.7% (182,414) |
8:30am:
| Sherman: | 9.6% (24) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,436) |
9am:
| Sherman: | 1.6% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (31,822) |
10am:
| Sherman: | 2.4% (6) |
| Mississippi: | 3.4% (39,736) |
11am:
| Sherman: | 1.6% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 1.5% (17,812) |
4pm:
| Sherman: | 6.0% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 6.6% (77,163) |
>4pm:
| Sherman: | 4.8% (12) |
| Mississippi: | 6.9% (80,157) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 29.9% (44) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,252) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 2.7% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (36,183) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 15.6% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 6.3% (38,697) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 3.4% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 13.6% (83,465) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 15.1% (22) |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% (78,604) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 5.0% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 15.4% (94,605) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 6.9% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 9.4% (57,558) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 3.1% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 8.2% (50,568) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 4.5% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 2.0% (12,557) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 0.7% (1) |
| Mississippi: | 3.3% (20,347) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Sherman: | 12.8% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 6.8% (41,602) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 6.7% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,759) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 6.7% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (15,256) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 0.7% (1) |
| Mississippi: | 13.1% (74,476) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 29.0% (44) |
| Mississippi: | 18.6% (105,661) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 17.9% (27) |
| Mississippi: | 15.8% (90,045) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 4.3% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 9.5% (53,889) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 9.9% (15) |
| Mississippi: | 3.5% (19,650) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 20.3% (31) |
| Mississippi: | 4.4% (24,778) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sherman: | 2.1% (3) |
| Mississippi: | 7.0% (40,059) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 28.7%
Less than 5 minutes:
| Sherman: | 3.6% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 3.7% (43,278) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Sherman: | 10.0% (25) |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% (142,991) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Sherman: | 6.8% (17) |
| Mississippi: | 16.2% (188,931) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Sherman: | 20.7% (52) |
| Mississippi: | 17.0% (197,875) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Sherman: | 32.7% (82) |
| Mississippi: | 14.0% (163,362) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Sherman: | 10.4% (26) |
| Mississippi: | 5.2% (60,981) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Sherman: | 12.0% (30) |
| Mississippi: | 12.7% (147,453) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Sherman: | 1.6% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 5.9% (68,120) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Sherman: | 0.4% (1) |
| Mississippi: | 3.6% (41,974) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Sherman: | 79.7% (200) |
| Mississippi: | 79.4% (924,506) |
Carpooled:
| Sherman: | 15.5% (39) |
| Mississippi: | 15.2% (176,465) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Sherman: | 1.2% (3) |
| Mississippi: | 0.4% (4,991) |
Walked:
| Sherman: | 1.6% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,868) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Sherman: | 90.3% (272) |
| Mississippi: | 89.5% (1,024,151) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sherman: | 3.1% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 7.6% (87,211) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sherman: | 6.6% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 1.9% (21,370) |
Drove alone:
| Sherman: | 83.7% (200) |
| Mississippi: | 84.0% (924,506) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sherman: | 14.2% (34) |
| Mississippi: | 12.0% (131,637) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sherman: | 2.1% (5) |
| Mississippi: | 2.4% (26,778) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Sherman: | 65.8% (202) |
| Mississippi: | 65.3% (821,247) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sherman: | 2.3% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 3.8% (47,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sherman: | 7.6% (23) |
| Mississippi: | 6.2% (77,572) |
Local government workers:
| Sherman: | 14.1% (43) |
| Mississippi: | 7.2% (90,424) |
State government workers:
| Sherman: | 6.6% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 7.9% (98,947) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sherman: | 3.6% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (75,827) |
Employee of private company:
| Sherman: | 82.4% (210) |
| Mississippi: | 67.9% (796,519) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sherman: | 0.8% (2) |
| Mississippi: | 3.0% (34,642) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sherman: | 3.9% (10) |
| Mississippi: | 4.8% (56,264) |
Local government workers:
| Sherman: | 3.1% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 6.0% (70,288) |
State government workers:
| Sherman: | 3.5% (9) |
| Mississippi: | 8.4% (98,464) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sherman: | 6.3% (16) |
| Mississippi: | 6.4% (75,022) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Sherman: | 55.8% (83) |
| Mississippi: | 68.3% (437,426) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Sherman: | 12.9% (19) |
| Mississippi: | 4.1% (26,314) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Sherman: | 23.8% (35) |
| Mississippi: | 5.6% (35,801) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Sherman: | 7.5% (11) |
| Mississippi: | 7.5% (48,100) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Sherman: | 75.2% (119) |
| Mississippi: | 62.2% (383,821) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Sherman: | 4.5% (7) |
| Mississippi: | 2.7% (16,729) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Sherman: | 2.5% (4) |
| Mississippi: | 8.3% (51,258) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Sherman: | 5.1% (8) |
| Mississippi: | 8.8% (54,623) |
State government workers - Females:
| Sherman: | 12.7% (20) |
| Mississippi: | 10.0% (61,628) |