|
|
Doing Business with Local People
|
|
Sherman County's web site for County businesses - http://www.shermcty.biz - is maintained by Sherman County's Community Development and Planning Department.
|
| |
|
Business
|
|
Sherman County Economic Profile 2002, Region 9, Oregon Employment Department, and 2000 U.S. Census:
|
| Population in Sherman County rose from 1,918 in 1990 to 1,934 in 2000. The population is largely white, with small numbers of Native Americans, blacks, Asians and multi-racial people. |
|
Occupations by number in 2000 included: farming/agriculture 192, service (except household and protective) 129, professional specialties 79, sales 74, precision repair/craft 63, executive/administrative/managerial 58, administrative support/clerical 52, transportation/hauling 44, handlers/equipment cleaners, helpers/laborers 41, machine operators/inspectors 27, technicians 9, protective service 4 and private household occupations 2.
|
|
By industry, in 2000, employees numbered agriculture 240, retail trade 159, educational services 80, construction 40, manufacturing 36, transportation 36, communications/public utilities 18, professional services 35, personal services 28, public administration 28, wholesale trade 24, finance/insurance/real estate 14, business & repair 12, health services 12, manufacturing nondurable goods 10 and entertainment/recreation 2.
|
|
By class, 380 people worked for private wage or salary, 228 were self-employed, 161 worked for some level of government --- 86 in local government, 46 for the federal government, 29 for state government --- and 5 were unpaid family workers.
|
|
Sherman County's trade sector, 1990-2000, was its primary source of job growth.
|
|
|
