Work & commute · Johnson Creek

Work & commute in Johnson Creek, WI

Most working residents leave Johnson Creek for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Watertown (8%), Madison (7%) and Jefferson (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

160 of 1,649 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 1,489 Johnson Creek residents head out of town to work, 160 work right here, and 2,399 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnson Creek.

1,489live here, work elsewhere

160live and work here

2,399work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Johnson Creek goes to work

Johnson Creek (in town)right here

10%160

Watertown7.9 mi away

8%129

Madison33.2 mi away

7%113

Jefferson5.5 mi away

6%100

Fort Atkinson12.2 mi away

5%78

Waukesha27 mi away

4%60

Lake Mills6.8 mi away

3%53

Milwaukee40.6 mi away

3%48

Oconomowoc14 mi away

3%46

Pewaukee26.6 mi away

2%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%830

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

How far

How far Johnson Creek commutes

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

32%

20%

37%

10%

32%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

37%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Johnson Creek is a job hub

1.55jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Johnson Creek are

2,559 jobs are based in Johnson Creek. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnson Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Johnson Creek

2,559 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Johnson Creek residents hold

1,649 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+45%

Jobs based in Johnson Creek, 2013 → 2023: 1,763 → 2,559. 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.