Jamestown is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,478 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 582nd largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Jamestown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.55% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.96 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small town, Jamestown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Jamestown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.98% of adults 25 and older in Jamestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $45,815, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,260 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jamestown is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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. Jamestown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Lebanese.

The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.