Johnson Lane has lower unemployment (0.8%) than 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Johnson Lane A; getting around on foot earns it C+. Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Only 1% work in Johnson Lane; the top destination outside it is Carson City (25%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Johnson Lane, in brief
Johnson Lane is a place people come home to
There are 254 jobs based in Johnson Lane, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Johnson Lane has about 4,400 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Johnson Lane and Carson City trade workers both ways
Carson City is the top workplace for Johnson Lane residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Johnson Lane come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Johnson Lane
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Johnson Lane is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #3 of 42 in Nevada. Unemployment holds Johnson Lane’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% 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 Lane could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Johnson Lane
On a workday 2,281 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Johnson Lane on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
The towns that employ Johnson Lane’s residents
Where Johnson Lane clocks in
25% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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 Lane makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
254 jobs are based in Johnson Lane.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Lane, 2013 → 2023: 184 → 254. 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 Lane’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Johnson Lane spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnson Lane workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,231 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Nevada: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Johnson Lane
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.
Most trips from Johnson Lane start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Johnson Lane is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #34 of 42 in Nevada. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.6% across Nevada, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,451 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.9% of Johnson Lane households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Johnson Lane’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,306 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700, Johnson Lane comes 581st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 579 | Paradise Township PA | 5,799 | $107K | 7.0% | 2.0% | 9% | A |
| 580 | Palm Springs North FL | 5,410 | $99K | 10.4% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 581 | Johnson Lane NV | 6,467 | $121K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| 582 | Delhi Hills OH | 5,241 | $99K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 1% | A |
| 583 | Goshen NY | 5,744 | $105K | 2.2% | 4.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,097 | Nellis AFB NV | 5,087 | $69K | 3.6% | 27.8% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,907 | Moapa Valley NV | 6,684 | $89K | 5.8% | 4.1% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,068 | Indian Hills NV | 5,527 | $78K | 9.7% | 4.9% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Lane, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
The towns next door employ 27% of Johnson Lane
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Lane workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Lane | – | A | C+ | 23 min | $121,458 |
| Indian Hills | 2% | C+ | B− | 21 min | $78,278 |
| Carson City | 25% | C+ | A− | 21 min | $72,355 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carson City. Darker towns draw more of Johnson Lane’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 Lane: questions
What is the median household income in Johnson Lane?
$121,458 (±$24,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Lane?
3.3%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Lane?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Lane work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carson City (25%, 6 mi), Reno (14%, 34 mi), Minden (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Johnson Lane walkable?
Johnson Lane is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Johnson Lane without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnson Lane, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnson Lane
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.