Work & commute · Jackson

Work & commute in Jackson, IN

About one in 3 of Jackson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Seymour (38%), Columbus (16%) and North Vernon (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

3,877 of 10,335 working residents

Typical commute

13 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 6,458 Jackson residents head out of town to work, 3,877 work right here, and 12,008 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackson.

6,458live here, work elsewhere

3,877live and work here

12,008work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackson goes to work

Seymour0.8 mi away

38%3,958

Columbus18.6 mi away

16%1,670

North Vernon14.1 mi away

3%267

Center59.4 mi away

2%249

Brownstown10.2 mi away

2%169

Bloomington38.1 mi away

1%150

Hamilton6.4 mi away

1%139

Jennings13.3 mi away

1%133

Greenwood47.4 mi away

1%121

Washington66.2 mi away

1%102

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%3,377

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.

43%

25%

11%

22%

43%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackson is a job hub

1.54jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackson are

15,885 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

15,885 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Jackson residents hold

10,335 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+9%

Jobs based in Jackson, 2013 → 2023: 14,579 → 15,885. 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.