At 1.4%, unemployment in Johnson Township is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 28 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. The two grades for Johnson Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% work in Johnson Township itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (11%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Johnson Township, in brief
Johnson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Johnson Township is Fort Wayne, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (154) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Johnson Township is a place people come home to
There are 264 jobs based in Johnson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Johnson Township has about 2,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Johnson Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Johnson Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #160 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Johnson Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Johnson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Near or far: the trip to work from Johnson Township
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Johnson Township
On a workday 1,400 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Johnson Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
Out of Johnson Township to work: where people go
Where Johnson Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Johnson Township makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
264 jobs are based in Johnson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Township, 2013 → 2023: 231 → 264. 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Johnson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,399 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Most trips from Johnson Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Johnson Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #506 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,548 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.8% of Johnson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Johnson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900, Johnson Township ranks 1,136th of 4,210 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 82 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 131 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,134 | Bunker Hill Township IL | 3,086 | $104K | 6.1% | 3.6% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,135 | Brighton Township IL | 3,826 | $92K | 7.7% | 2.9% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,136 | Johnson Township IN | 3,661 | $84K | 7.1% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,137 | Clinton Township OH | 4,003 | $93K | 8.8% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,138 | Zumbrota MN | 4,072 | $78K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Johnson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Johnson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clearspring Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | – | B+ | D | 28 min | $83,795 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | C | B− | 22 min | $62,315 |
| Clearspring Township | 4% | B | B | 19 min | $87,768 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 41 min | $90,833 |
| Orange Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 24 min | $66,010 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$83,795 (±$13,764) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (11%, 35 mi), Lagrange (7%, 6 mi), Elkhart (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Johnson Township walkable?
Johnson Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Johnson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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. 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.