There are 2.4 jobs in Monmouth for every working resident, and 94 people commute in
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for California as a whole. There are 94 jobs in Monmouth, and 40 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Monmouth itself; outside it, Fresno draws the most (23%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monmouth on a workday afternoon
On a workday 40 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 170 people are in Monmouth on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
2.4 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.
Commuting in to Monmouth: where workers come from
Where Monmouth clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 56% of work in Monmouth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monmouth, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 94. 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 Monmouth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Monmouth: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monmouth workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% 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.
How far it is to work from Monmouth
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.
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 Monmouth: questions
What is the median household income in Monmouth?
$43,906 (±$6,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monmouth?
20.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monmouth?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monmouth work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fresno (23%, 15 mi), Selma (8%, 7 mi), Kingsburg (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monmouth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monmouth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monmouth
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.