Work & commute · Jackson Junction

Work & commute in Jackson Junction, IA

Most working residents leave Jackson Junction for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Decorah (45%), Cresco (18%) and Ankeny (9%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 11 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

36%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11 Jackson Junction residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackson Junction.

11live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

106work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackson Junction goes to work

Decorah19.1 mi away

45%5

Cresco19 mi away

18%2

Ankeny123.5 mi away

9%1

Waterloo44.8 mi away

9%1

Prairie du Chien, WI46.2 mi away

9%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

9%1

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

How far

How far Jackson Junction commutes

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

73%

18%

0%Under 10 mi

73%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackson Junction is a job hub

9.64jobs per working resident

A job hub

9.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackson Junction are

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

Jobs based in Jackson Junction

106 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Jackson Junction residents hold

11 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month82%

−4%

Jobs based in Jackson Junction, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 106. 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.