Work & commute · Johnson

Work & commute in Johnson, TX

About one in 5 of Johnson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Austin (18%), San Antonio (3%) and Fredericksburg (3%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

145 of 697 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 552 Johnson residents head out of town to work, 145 work right here, and 1,060 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson.

552live here, work elsewhere

145live and work here

1,060work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johnson goes to work

Johnson City (in town)right here

21%145

Austin39 mi away

18%122

San Antonio56.4 mi away

3%19

Fredericksburg28 mi away

3%18

Houston183.6 mi away

3%18

Dallas199.2 mi away

2%14

Marble Falls21.4 mi away

2%13

Horseshoe Bay18.6 mi away

1%9

Round Rock47.7 mi away

1%9

Dripping Springs19.4 mi away

1%8

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%322

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.

27%

12%

35%

27%

27%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson is a job hub

1.73jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson are

1,205 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

1,205 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Johnson residents hold

697 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+62%

Jobs based in Johnson, 2013 → 2023: 743 → 1,205. 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.