Bauman Hall · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Jasper has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
126 jobs are based in Jasper for 288 working residents. Only 3% work in Jasper; the top destination outside it is Pipestone (33%, 11 miles). At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Jasper, in brief
One in three of Jasper works in Pipestone
94 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Pipestone, 11 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Jasper itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Jasper workers cross into South Dakota
23% of Jasper workers work outside Minnesota, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Sioux Falls (11%) and Garretson (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Jasper work
Where Jasper clocks in
4% 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.
Who leaves Jasper for work, and who comes in
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Jasper on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Goods jobs make up 29% of work in Jasper
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jasper, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 126. 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 Jasper’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Jasper: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jasper workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 8% 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.
How many miles Jasper commutes
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Jasper and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jasper workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | – | — | — | 26 min | $50,446 |
| Rose Dell Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rose Dell Township and Eden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jasper’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 Jasper: questions
What is the median household income in Jasper?
$50,446 (±$10,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jasper?
21.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jasper?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jasper work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (33%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 27 mi), Edgerton (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jasper without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jasper, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jasper
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.