Photo: Vilofjc · CC BY-SA 3.0Johnson Creek has lower unemployment (0.3%) than 98% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Johnson Creek is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Johnson Creek A+; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in ten work in Johnson Creek; the top destination outside it is Watertown (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Johnson Creek, in brief
Johnson Creek is where the jobs are
Johnson Creek has 2,559 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Johnson Creek has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Johnson Creek went from 1,763 in 2013 to 2,559 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Johnson Creek makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Johnson Creek are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Johnson Creek residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Johnson Creek workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Johnson Creek are held by workers 29 or younger, against 26% of Johnson Creek’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Johnson Creek: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Johnson Creek is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #58 of 362 in Wisconsin. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Johnson Creek could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Johnson Creek by day and by night
On a workday 1,489 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 2,399 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Johnson Creek on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Johnson Creek makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
2,559 jobs are based in Johnson Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnson Creek, 2013 → 2023: 1,763 → 2,559. 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 Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Johnson Creek: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnson Creek workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,834 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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.
Where the people who work in Johnson Creek live
Where Johnson Creek clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Where in the region Johnson Creek works
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 commute in Johnson Creek is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Johnson Creek is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,020 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). 3.3% of Johnson Creek households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Johnson Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Johnson Creek is 218th among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Ottawa WI | 3,642 | $153K | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Liberty Township OH | 2,815 | $147K | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 217 | Forward Township PA | 3,412 | $107K | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 218 | Johnson Creek WI | 3,435 | $101K | 4.3% | 0.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 219 | Marion Township MN | 4,111 | $117K | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 220 | Sixteen Mile Stand OH | 3,666 | $126K | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Johnson Creek and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Johnson Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Creek | – | A+ | B− | 28 min | $100,685 |
| Farmington | under 2% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $88,021 |
| Aztalan | under 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $105,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Johnson Creek’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 Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Johnson Creek?
$100,685 (±$19,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnson Creek?
4.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnson Creek?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnson Creek work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (8%, 8 mi), Madison (7%, 33 mi), Jefferson (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Johnson Creek walkable?
Johnson Creek is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Johnson Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnson Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnson Creek
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.