Decorah draws about half of Jackson Junction’s working residents
36% of workers have no commute at all, where Iowa as a whole has 11%. Hardly any work in Jackson Junction itself; outside it, Decorah draws the most (45%, 19 miles). Jackson Junction has 106 jobs, and 11 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Jackson Junction, and who commutes in
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Jackson Junction on a workday afternoon, 244% more than live here.
9.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Jackson Junction, and from where
Where Jackson Junction clocks in
45% of workers
18% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Jackson Junction is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Junction, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 106. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Jackson Junction
of Jackson Junction workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 36% who work from home are left out). Across Iowa: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jackson Junction’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Jackson Junction: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Junction?
0.0%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jackson Junction work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Jackson Junction without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Junction, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson Junction
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.