Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0More than half of Johnstown Township’s working residents commute to Grand Forks
Hardly any stay in Johnstown Township for work; outside it, Grand Forks is the main destination (52%, 23 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Johnstown Township report 23 jobs for 25 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Johnstown Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 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.
Where Johnstown Township’s working residents head each day
Where Johnstown Township clocks in
52% of workers
8% 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.
65% of the jobs in Johnstown Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 23. 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 Johnstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Johnstown Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnstown Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 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 distance from Johnstown Township to work
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Johnstown Township
The biggest share goes to Strabane Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $126,250 |
| Strabane Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Levant Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Forest River Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Gilby Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Strabane Township, Levant Township, Forest River Township and Gilby Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Johnstown 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 Johnstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Johnstown Township?
$126,250 (±$113,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnstown Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnstown Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnstown Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Johnstown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnstown 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.