Where North Johns earns its living
Hardly any work in North Johns itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (25%, 21 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Alabama has 26 and the U.S. 26. The Census job records count 44 working residents of North Johns and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in North Johns by day
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in North Johns on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where North Johns’ working residents head each day
Where North Johns clocks in
25% of workers
18% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Getting to work from North Johns takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Johns workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from North Johns
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in North Johns: questions
What is the median household income in North Johns?
$49,205 (±$6,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Johns?
17.8%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Johns?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Johns work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (25%, 21 mi), Hoover (18%, 17 mi), Homewood (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Johns without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Johns, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Johns
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.