One of the benefits of Jamestown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.39 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Jamestown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Jamestown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.09% of adults in Jamestown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $34,078, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,312 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Jamestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
