Work & commute · Jackson

Work & commute in Jackson, OH

About one in 4 of Jackson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Minster (20%), New Bremen (9%) and Sidney (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

498 of 1,893 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 1,395 Jackson residents head out of town to work, 498 work right here, and 3,376 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackson.

1,395live here, work elsewhere

498live and work here

3,376work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackson goes to work

Minster1.3 mi away

20%379

New Bremen2.8 mi away

9%167

Sidney14.6 mi away

8%160

Jackson (in town)right here

5%90

St. Marys10.2 mi away

4%70

Versailles13 mi away

3%51

Columbus80.1 mi away

3%50

Fort Loramie4.1 mi away

3%49

Celina13.6 mi away

3%48

St. Henry12.1 mi away

2%37

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%792

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.

41%

30%

20%

41%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackson is a job hub

2.05jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackson are

3,874 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

3,874 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)51%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Jackson residents hold

1,893 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+13%

Jobs based in Jackson, 2013 → 2023: 3,432 → 3,874. 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.