Work & commute · Johnson

Work & commute in Johnson, IN

Most working residents leave Johnson for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Versailles (14%), Batesville (7%) and Lawrenceburg (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

244 of 1,570 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,326 Johnson residents head out of town to work, 244 work right here, and 1,100 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson.

1,326live here, work elsewhere

244live and work here

1,100work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johnson goes to work

Versailles0.7 mi away

14%223

Batesville16.5 mi away

7%108

Lawrenceburg20 mi away

5%79

Greensburg24.4 mi away

5%73

Milan8.1 mi away

4%57

Madison22.3 mi away

3%44

Osgood5.4 mi away

3%43

North Vernon20.9 mi away

2%35

Cincinnati, OH40 mi away

2%35

Columbus37.7 mi away

2%30

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%843

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.

25%

35%

20%

21%

25%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.86jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson are

1,344 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

1,344 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Johnson residents hold

1,570 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+3%

Jobs based in Johnson, 2013 → 2023: 1,302 → 1,344. 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.