Work & commute · Johnson

Work & commute in Johnson, IL

Most working residents leave Johnson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (24%), Taylorville (19%) and Decatur (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 336 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 334 Johnson residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson.

334live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

9work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johnson goes to work

Springfield27.6 mi away

24%79

Taylorville5.5 mi away

19%63

Decatur32.8 mi away

7%22

Assumption14.4 mi away

4%14

Morrisonville8.8 mi away

4%13

Pana13.4 mi away

3%10

Chicago183.7 mi away

3%10

Bloomington71 mi away

3%9

Taylorville5.9 mi away

2%6

Jacksonville51.7 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%106

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

How far

How far Johnson commutes

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

26%

15%

33%

26%

26%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson are

11 jobs are based in Johnson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Johnson

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)82%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)9%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month82%

Jobs Johnson residents hold

336 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month64%

−15%

Jobs based in Johnson, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 11. 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.