Work and commuting in Johnson Township
Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. For 9% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in Johnson Township itself; outside it, Fosston draws the most (18%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Johnson Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Johnson Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Johnson Township’s residents
Where Johnson Township clocks in
12% 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: 82% of its jobs are in goods
22 jobs are based in Johnson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
How long Johnson Township spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% 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.
The commute from Johnson Township, by distance
About 29% 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.
Around Johnson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $72,083 |
| Equality Township | under 6% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Gully Township | under 6% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 6% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hangaard Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Equality Township, Gully Township, Hickory Township and Hangaard 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?
$72,083 (±$24,616) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Township?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (18%, 22 mi), Crookston (12%, 45 mi), Thief River Falls (12%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Johnson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.