Jackson County, MN Roof Snow Load - 28 psf
What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Jackson County
That's Jackson County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from.
Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 61.6 in. of fresh powder, 22.4 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 5.6 in. if it's turned to ice. This is a meaningful design load - most modern-code homes handle it fine, though an addition, a carport or a flat-roofed section can be a weak spot.
Snow on Jackson County's roofs right now?
Jackson County in numbers
- Design roof snow load28 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map40 psf
- National rank#264 of 2,758
- Minnesota rank#86 of 87
- Population9,861
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal48.5 in.
- FIPS27063
Where Jackson County's figure sits nationally
Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Jackson County sits at #264, the top 10% nationally - #86 of 87 within Minnesota. Minnesota counties average 37.4 psf; Jackson County runs 9.4 psf lower than that.
Near 43.6711°N 95.1497°W, FIPS 27063: Jackson County counts 9,861 residents and a 40 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 28 psf.
How much it actually snows in Jackson County
Most winters bring Jackson County roughly 48.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at LAKEFIELD 2NE, MN US, 2.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)
Read this before you rely on it
Jackson County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.
Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Jackson County's county-wide figure. (How this figure is calculated.)