Work & commute · Johnson

Work & commute in Johnson, KS

About one in 3 of Johnson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Big Bow (10%), Ulysses (4%) and Syracuse (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

35%

162 of 466 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 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 304 Johnson residents head out of town to work, 162 work right here, and 258 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson.

304live here, work elsewhere

162live and work here

258work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johnson goes to work

Johnson City (in town)right here

35%162

Big Bow10.3 mi away

10%48

Ulysses21.4 mi away

4%20

Syracuse26.6 mi away

3%12

Wichita240.7 mi away

3%12

Garden City56.3 mi away

2%10

Sherlock46 mi away

2%8

Topeka343.1 mi away

2%7

Garden City56.4 mi away

2%7

Dodge City95.4 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%174

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.

41%

22%

28%

41%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson are

420 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

420 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Johnson residents hold

466 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−14%

Jobs based in Johnson, 2013 → 2023: 486 → 420. 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.