Johnsburg has higher household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 12.1% of residents (Illinois 11.8%). The two grades for Johnsburg are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. At 28 minutes each way, commutes from Johnsburg run about the Illinois average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Johnsburg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Johnsburg is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #257 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Johnsburg’s grade up ($121,023, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Johnsburg could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Who works in Johnsburg, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,876 residents head out to work, 140 work right here, and 1,844 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Johnsburg on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
10% of working residents work in McHenry
Where Johnsburg clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Johnsburg
1,984 jobs are based in Johnsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,578 → 1,984. 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 Johnsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Johnsburg’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,629 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Johnsburg commutes
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 Johnsburg, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Johnsburg is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #517 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,966 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 59% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 2.3% of Johnsburg households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Johnsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Johnsburg is 818th of 3,306 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 12 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 816 | Longswamp Township PA | 5,716 | $82K | 8.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A− |
| 817 | Savannah TX | 6,469 | $143K | 4.0% | 10.0% | 1% | A− |
| 818 | Johnsburg IL | 6,445 | $121K | 12.1% | 2.7% | 5% | A− |
| 819 | Boston NY | 7,879 | $92K | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7% | A− |
| 820 | Liberty Township OH | 7,179 | $101K | 7.5% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Johnsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
10% of Johnsburg works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg | – | A− | B− | 28 min | $121,023 |
| Pistakee Highlands | under 2% | A | C+ | 36 min | $102,986 |
| Lakemoor | under 2% | A | C+ | 36 min | $100,414 |
| McHenry | 10% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $86,315 |
| Ringwood | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| McCullom Lake | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wonder Lake | under 2% | B+ | D | 37 min | $94,655 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ringwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. McCullom Lake: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McHenry. Darker towns draw more of Johnsburg’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 Johnsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Johnsburg?
$121,023 (±$24,453) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnsburg?
12.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnsburg?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnsburg work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McHenry (10%, 4 mi), Chicago (9%, 48 mi), Crystal Lake (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Johnsburg walkable?
Johnsburg is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Johnsburg without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnsburg
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.