Jamestown

Population & Demographics

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown is home to 15,787 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 7,920 resident workers commute each day.

North DakotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
15,787
people
Population

15,787 residents

Median age 40.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Jamestown population & demographics

Who lives in Jamestown — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
15,787
Median age
40.7yrs
Median household income
$56,554
Median home value
$199,800
Median gross rent
$773/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.0%
Poverty rate
14.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Jamestown

How Jamestown breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White88.0%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Black3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.2%
Two or more races1.7%
Asian0.7%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Jamestown

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Jamestown.

Jamestown at a glance
Employed Residents
7,920
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
33.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
57.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fargo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Jamestown proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Jamestown commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

98 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Jamestown

7,920 commutes, one dot at a time

Jamestown

Where 7,920 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Jamestown, by worker count.

1Jamestown0.0 mi4,522
2Fargo89.3 mi632
3Bismarck98.5 mi404
4Grand Forks103.8 mi192
5West Fargo85.5 mi149
6Valley City33.0 mi104
7Mandan103.7 mi67
8Minot151.7 mi60

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Jamestown.

1Jamestown0.0 mi4,522
2Fargo89.3 mi272
3Bismarck98.5 mi252
4Valley City33.0 mi154
5Grand Forks103.8 mi100
6Minot151.7 mi93
7West Fargo85.5 mi80
8Devils Lake83.6 mi54

Top industries

The sectors that employ Jamestown’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.9%
EDEducational Services15.7%
RTRetail Trade13.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
PAPublic Administration6.7%
MFManufacturing5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
FIFinance and Insurance3.6%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
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