Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Johnstown have higher incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Colorado has 25 and the U.S. 26. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.4% across Colorado. Johnstown grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Johnstown, in brief
Johnstown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Johnstown went from 3,302 in 2013 to 6,145 in 2023, +86%. The jobs ↓
Johnstown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across Colorado. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Johnstown are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Johnstown’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Johnstown’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Johnstown is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #45 of 159 in Colorado. Household income is its strongest input ($128,995, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Johnstown could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What Johnstown’s employers do
6,145 jobs are based in Johnstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnstown, 2013 → 2023: 3,302 → 6,145. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Colorado
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnstown workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,944 commuters (the 17% 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.
In and out of Johnstown on a workday
On a workday 8,874 residents head out to work, 604 work right here, and 5,541 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Johnstown on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
12% of working residents work in Loveland
Where Johnstown clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
How far it is to work from Johnstown
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.
For most of Johnstown, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Johnstown is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #110 of 159 in Colorado. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 6.4% across Colorado, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,827 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Johnstown households have no vehicle (Colorado 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Johnstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 16,000 to 30,000, Johnstown ranks 427th of 1,658 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Frederick CO | 18,241 | $129K | 3.3% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 207 | Louisville CO | 20,581 | $147K | 4.5% | 3.6% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | Columbine CO | 25,478 | $131K | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 425 | North Fayette Township PA | 16,017 | $102K | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10% | A |
| 426 | Hatfield Township PA | 20,904 | $98K | 4.9% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| 427 | Johnstown CO | 22,433 | $129K | 3.7% | 4.2% | 6% | A |
| 428 | Grand Haven Township MI | 19,981 | $100K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 8% | A |
| 429 | Mountain House CA | 25,315 | $177K | 5.0% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,658 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Johnstown, the top three, the last and three more from Colorado.
The towns next door employ 12% of Johnstown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Loveland. Darker towns draw more of Johnstown’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Johnstown: questions
What is the median household income in Johnstown?
$128,995 (±$9,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnstown?
3.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnstown?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Colorado and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnstown work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Loveland (12%, 11 mi), Fort Collins (11%, 18 mi), Denver (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Johnstown walkable?
Johnstown is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Johnstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnstown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.