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Work & commute · Johnson

Work & commute in Johnson, MN

Most working residents leave Johnson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fosston (18%), Crookston (12%) and Thief River Falls (12%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 17 working residents
Typical commute
32 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
42 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17 Johnson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
22work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Johnson goes to work

ChicagoLengbyFosstonBagleyPlummerCrookstonThief River FallsWillmarBemidjiJamestownGrand ForksFargoSan AntonioDudleyRosedaleEmardvilleEqualityGarnesQueenHangaardJohnsonHickoryGullyFosstonCrookstonThief River FallsEmardvilleChicagoBagleyWillmarBemidjiGrand ForksFargoJohnson
1
Fosston21.7 mi away
18%3
2
Crookston45.3 mi away
12%2
3
Thief River Falls28.9 mi away
12%2
4
Emardville17.9 mi away
12%2
5
Chicago, IL571.2 mi away
6%1
6
Bagley27.7 mi away
6%1
7
Willmar193.4 mi away
6%1
8
Bemidji45.2 mi away
6%1
9
Grand Forks, ND66.8 mi away
6%1
10
Fargo, ND90 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%2

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.

0%Under 10 mi
35%10–24 mi
35%25–50 mi
29%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.29jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson are

22 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

22 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)82%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less5%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Johnson residents hold

17 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities47%
Services (health, schools, offices…)41%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month53%
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.

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