Work & commute · Jackson

Work & commute in Jackson, CA

Most working residents leave Jackson for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Sacramento (5%), Martell (3%) and Sutter Creek (3%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

292 of 2,582 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,290 Jackson residents head out of town to work, 292 work right here, and 2,566 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackson.

2,290live here, work elsewhere

292live and work here

2,566work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackson goes to work

Jackson (in town)right here

11%292

Sacramento40.6 mi away

5%141

Martell2.3 mi away

3%77

Sutter Creek3.4 mi away

3%76

Ione9.5 mi away

3%76

Stockton38.8 mi away

3%72

San Jose92.3 mi away

3%67

Roseville41.5 mi away

2%48

Modesto50.7 mi away

2%41

San Francisco130.2 mi away

2%41

Everywhere elseother towns and states

64%1,651

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Jackson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

29%

26%

39%

29%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.11jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackson are

2,858 jobs are based in Jackson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jackson

2,858 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Jackson residents hold

2,582 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−10%

Jobs based in Jackson, 2013 → 2023: 3,184 → 2,858. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.