Most of Johnson Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers work from home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. There are 65 jobs in Johnson Township, against 136 working residents. Only 2% work in Johnson Township itself; outside it, Frankfort draws the most (27%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Johnson Township by day
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Johnson Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Where Johnson Township’s working residents head each day
Where Johnson Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% 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 Johnson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Township, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 65. 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.
Commuting from Johnson Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 289 commuters (the 2% 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.
The commute from Johnson Township, by distance
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.
Next door to Johnson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $68,125 |
| Michigan Township | under 2% | C | C− | 23 min | $50,875 |
| Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Kirklin Township | under 2% | C | D | 31 min | $58,403 |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest Township and Sugar 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?
$68,125 (±$21,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Township?
5.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (27%, 13 mi), Lafayette (10%, 30 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Johnson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.