Most of Jamestown Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Jamestown Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (39%, 8 miles). 63 jobs are based in Jamestown Township, and 340 of its residents work somewhere. For 10% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jamestown Township apart on work
Jamestown Township and Mankato trade workers both ways
Mankato is the top workplace for Jamestown Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Jamestown Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jamestown Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Jamestown Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jamestown Township has about 390 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 340 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Jamestown Township’s working residents head each day
Where Jamestown Township clocks in
39% 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.
How many people are in Jamestown Township by day
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Jamestown Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Jamestown Township, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jamestown Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 63. 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 Jamestown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Jamestown Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jamestown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Jamestown Township, by distance
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.
Jamestown Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Madison Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jamestown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $105,750 |
| Madison Lake | 2% | B | B− | 23 min | $87,727 |
| Le Ray Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lime Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Kasota Township | under 2% | A | C | 21 min | $119,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Le Ray Township, Washington Township and Lime Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jamestown Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Jamestown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jamestown Township?
$105,750 (±$22,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jamestown Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jamestown Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jamestown Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (39%, 8 mi), North Mankato (9%, 11 mi), St. Peter (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jamestown Township without a car?
1% 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 Jamestown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jamestown Township
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.