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A town of 600.

Population
600
−7.9% since 2010
Median home value
$236K
Census ACS
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
28
A commuter town
Small town

600 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Jackson

Most working residents leave Jackson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bluffton (23%), Fort Wayne (9%) and Berne (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Jackson0%
Bluffton23%
Fort Wayne9%
Berne6%
Chester5%
21 mi
median commute distance
28
jobs based in Jackson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Jackson has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns

Jackson beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
4 better20 too close to call8 worse
What stands outJacksonIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7%8.4%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.4%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.3%
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
13.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
85th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Jackson is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Jackson: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,892 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hurb and Francis Fuller Woods—48
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Jackson for work

Where Jackson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Bluffton Bluffton 23% 9% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 9% 6% → Berne Berne 6% 5% → Chester Chester 5% 3% → Lancaster Lancaster 3% 3% → Marion Marion 3% Jackson · 0% stay
28jobs based in Jackson
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Jackson

Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 771 (down from 837 at 2010) and it contained 310 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
771
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
846 ft

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