Work & commute · Jackson

Work & commute in Jackson, OH

About one in 5 of Jackson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Canton (13%), Akron (7%) and Massillon (6%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

3,715 of 18,399 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14,684 Jackson residents head out of town to work, 3,715 work right here, and 31,990 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackson.

14,684live here, work elsewhere

3,715live and work here

31,990work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackson goes to work

Jackson (in town)right here

20%3,710

Canton7 mi away

13%2,462

Akron15.2 mi away

7%1,260

Massillon5.9 mi away

6%1,097

Green6.3 mi away

4%759

North Canton4.4 mi away

3%574

Plain5.9 mi away

3%508

Cleveland43.8 mi away

2%350

Columbus99.8 mi away

2%298

Perry6.4 mi away

1%274

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%7,107

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.

57%

21%

12%

10%

57%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackson is a job hub

1.94jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackson are

35,705 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

35,705 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Jackson residents hold

18,399 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+16%

Jobs based in Jackson, 2013 → 2023: 30,744 → 35,705. 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.