Johnstown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 2% stay in Johnstown for work; outside it, Janesville is the main destination (16%, 9 miles). Johnstown has 162 jobs; 322 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers (Wisconsin 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Johnstown, in brief
Johnstown and Janesville trade workers both ways
Janesville is the top workplace for Johnstown residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Johnstown come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Johnstown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Johnstown work
Where Johnstown clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
About 27 minutes to work from Johnstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Johnstown workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who leaves Johnstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Johnstown on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
73% of the jobs in Johnstown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Johnstown, 2014 → 2024: 168 → 162. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Johnstown
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Johnstown
The biggest share goes to Lima (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Johnstown’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 2024, 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: questions
What is the median household income in Johnstown?
$84,609 (±$10,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Johnstown?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Johnstown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Johnstown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Janesville (16%, 9 mi), Madison (8%, 40 mi), Whitewater (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Johnstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Johnstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Johnstown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.