Most of Johnson Village commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
42 jobs are based in Johnson Village, against 109 working residents. Hardly any stay in Johnson Village for work; outside it, Buena Vista is the main destination (25%, 2 miles). 66% of workers work from home, where Colorado as a whole has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Johnson Village, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Johnson Village on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Johnson Village’s working residents head each day
Where Johnson Village clocks in
25% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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.
In Johnson Village, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Village, 2014 → 2024: 40 → 42. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnson Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Johnson Village
of Johnson Village workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 66% who work from home are left out). Across Colorado: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Johnson Village commutes less than 21 miles
About 40% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 Johnson Village: questions
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Village?
13.2%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Johnson Village work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buena Vista (25%, 2 mi), Salida (14%, 20 mi), Colorado Springs (4%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Johnson Village 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 Johnson Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnson Village
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.