Jackson County · Michigan · Midwest · 31k residents
Jackson, MI: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Jackson: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Michigan median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,247/wk. Michigan's corporate income tax rate is 6%. Commercial electricity averages 14.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,247/wk
Corporate income tax
6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
16.1%
Commercial electricity
14.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Jackson's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
27/100
Cooling
Ranks Jackson's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $103,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $155 |
| Property tax rate | 1.35% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $715/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $931/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.25% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Corporate income tax | 6% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,247/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 14.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 19.9/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,220 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $94,300 |
| Wage: General manager | $91,950 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,230 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,560 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $56,080 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,540 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,770 |
| Cost of living index | 74 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.30/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $44,558 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Population | 31k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 77/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 175 days |
| July high | 83°F |
| January low | 18°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.3% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +5.5% |
| Rent MoM | +0.8% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.9% |
| Building permits YoY | -14.5% |
| Ocean coast | 546 mi |
| Big lake | 61 mi |
| Mountains | 354 mi |
| Major airport | 53 mi |
| Ski resort | 176 mi |
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Real listings in Jackson
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- Is Jackson a good place to run a business?
- Michigan's corporate income tax rate is 6%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,247/wk; commercial electricity averages 14.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Jackson, MI?
- Jackson indexes at 74 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $931/mo and a acs median home value of $103,200.
- How much does a house cost in Jackson?
- The acs median home value in Jackson is $103,200 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Jackson?
- A two-bedroom in Jackson rents for about $931/mo.