Jacksonport has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 108 jobs in Jacksonport, against 367 working residents. Only 3% work in Jacksonport itself; outside it, Sturgeon Bay draws the most (34%, 17 miles). Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Jacksonport in brief
Jacksonport and Sturgeon Bay trade workers both ways
Sturgeon Bay is the top workplace for Jacksonport residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Jacksonport come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jacksonport is a place people come home to
There are 108 jobs based in Jacksonport, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jacksonport has about 620 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 367 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Jacksonport to work: where people go
Where Jacksonport clocks in
34% of workers
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.
The daily flow of workers through Jacksonport
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Jacksonport on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
How far it is to work from Jacksonport
About 30% 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.
In Jacksonport, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jacksonport, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 108. 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 Jacksonport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Jacksonport, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jacksonport workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 410 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Jacksonport and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Sevastopol (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jacksonport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonport | – | — | — | 21 min | $91,607 |
| Egg Harbor | 3% | C | C+ | 21 min | $74,844 |
| Baileys Harbor | 4% | C | B+ | 15 min | $73,514 |
| Sevastopol | 8% | B | C+ | 14 min | $88,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jacksonport’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 Jacksonport: questions
What is the median household income in Jacksonport?
$91,607 (±$16,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jacksonport?
2.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jacksonport?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jacksonport work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sturgeon Bay (34%, 17 mi), Sevastopol (8%, 6 mi), Sister Bay (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jacksonport 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 Jacksonport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jacksonport
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.