Jackson draws 4,127 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
4,781 jobs are based in Jackson; 2,186 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Jackson is better than 27% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−). Measured by household income, Jackson is behind 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jackson at work: what stands out
Jackson is where the jobs are
Jackson has 4,781 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,800 people are in town, 42% more than the 6,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Jackson are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 41 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Jackson’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Jackson’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($53,538, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Jackson
On a workday 1,532 residents head out to work and 654 work right here.
About 8,800 people are in Jackson on a workday afternoon, 42% more 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.
Getting to work from Jackson takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,705 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The towns that send workers to Jackson
Where Jackson clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Jackson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson, 2013 → 2023: 4,784 → 4,781. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jackson
About 23% 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.
Jackson is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 7.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,839 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.0% of Jackson households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Jackson is 2,527th among 3,297 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,525 | Columbia Falls MT | 5,753 | $76K | 15.2% | 5.6% | 17% | C |
| 2,526 | Battlement Mesa CO | 5,755 | $76K | 11.0% | 4.9% | 5% | C |
| 2,527 | Jackson OH | 6,233 | $54K | 18.7% | 2.8% | 30% | C |
| 2,528 | La Joya TX | 5,257 | $54K | 21.7% | 4.9% | 20% | C |
| 2,529 | Manlius Township IL | 6,068 | $69K | 19.8% | 5.3% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,297 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Jackson, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Jackson: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lick Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | – | C | A− | 16 min | $53,538 |
| Lick Township | 5% | C | C− | 23 min | $46,078 |
| Franklin Township | 2% | D− | D | 32 min | $54,333 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C− | D | 41 min | $64,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson’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 Jackson: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson?
$53,538 (±$13,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson?
18.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellston (8%, 8 mi), Lick Township (5%, 2 mi), Columbus (3%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson walkable?
Jackson is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.