Work & commute · Johns Creek

Work & commute in Johns Creek, GA

Most working residents leave Johns Creek for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (16%), Alpharetta (12%) and Sandy Springs (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2,530 of 37,817 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

38%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 35,287 Johns Creek residents head out of town to work, 2,530 work right here, and 21,440 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johns Creek.

35,287live here, work elsewhere

2,530live and work here

21,440work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johns Creek goes to work

Atlanta22.5 mi away

16%5,995

Alpharetta4.7 mi away

12%4,501

Sandy Springs11.8 mi away

8%3,025

Johns Creek (in town)right here

7%2,530

Roswell8.4 mi away

4%1,413

Dunwoody8.9 mi away

3%1,232

Peachtree Corners4.8 mi away

3%1,124

Duluth3.7 mi away

2%656

Brookhaven14.2 mi away

2%595

Norcross6.6 mi away

1%471

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%16,275

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Johns Creek commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

43%

45%

43%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johns Creek is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Johns Creek are

23,970 jobs are based in Johns Creek. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johns Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Johns Creek

23,970 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Johns Creek residents hold

37,817 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+15%

Jobs based in Johns Creek, 2013 → 2023: 20,777 → 23,970. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.