Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Johnson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
27% of workers have no commute at all, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. Employers in Johnson Township report 11 jobs for 336 working residents. Hardly any work in Johnson Township itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (24%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Johnson Township, in a few figures
Johnson Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Johnson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Johnson Township has about 380 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Johnson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Johnson Township is Springfield, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (79) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Johnson Township averages 29 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (19 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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; with 336 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Johnson Township by day and by night
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Johnson Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far Johnson Township goes to work
About 26% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where people from Johnson Township work
Where Johnson Township clocks in
24% of workers
19% 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.
Goods, not services: 82% of the jobs in Johnson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 11. 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 Johnson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Johnson Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Johnson Township
The biggest share goes to Taylorville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $104,583 |
| Taylorville Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Locust Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $70,565 |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylorville Township: not graded. Greenwood Township and Bear Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Johnson Township’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 Johnson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Johnson Township?
$104,583 (±$55,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (24%, 28 mi), Taylorville (19%, 6 mi), Decatur (7%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Johnson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnson Township
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.