Jamestown is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,773 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 222nd largest community in North Carolina.Jamestown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jamestown is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamestown who work in sales jobs (16.65%), personal care services (15.95%), and management occupations (14.26%). Also of interest is that Jamestown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Jamestown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.32% 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. One of the benefits of Jamestown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.28 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. As is often the case in a small town, Jamestown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Jamestown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Jamestown, 47.69% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $57,719, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $230,876 for a family of four. Jamestown is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include English, German, Irish, Greek, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Japanese.
