Photo: Legimet · CC BY-SA 4.0At 6.6%, unemployment in Monee Township is higher than in 79% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Monee Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (18%, 29 miles). The two grades for Monee Township are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Monee Township: the gist
Monee Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,123 jobs in Monee Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 22%; the other 74% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Monee Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Monee Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monee Township is Chicago, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (1,231) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Monee Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Monee Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Monee Township went from 6,798 in 2013 to 10,123 in 2023, +49%. 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.
Inside Monee Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monee Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #481 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Monee Township’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monee Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The towns that employ Monee Township’s residents
Where Monee Township clocks in
18% of workers
3% 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.
31% of the jobs in Monee Township make or build things
10,123 jobs are based in Monee Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monee Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,798 → 10,123. 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 Monee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Monee Township
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.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Monee Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,592 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Monee Township on a workday
On a workday 6,570 residents head out to work, 421 work right here, and 9,702 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Monee Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 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.
Most of Monee Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monee Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #436 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Monee Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,333 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 29% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 11% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 2.4% of Monee Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Monee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Monee Township is 1,289th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 9 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 16 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 21 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 1,287 | Mead Valley CA | 19,286 | $87K | 9.6% | 7.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,288 | Forest Hill TX | 14,056 | $68K | 14.8% | 4.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,289 | Monee Township IL | 15,375 | $85K | 12.3% | 6.6% | 6% | B− |
| 1,290 | Luling LA | 13,960 | $77K | 13.6% | 4.6% | 16% | B− |
| 1,291 | Hammonton NJ | 15,060 | $78K | 9.6% | 6.1% | 25% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Monee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Monee Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monee Township | – | B− | B | 36 min | $84,953 |
| Park Forest | under 2% | C | A | 32 min | $61,072 |
| Richton Park | under 2% | C+ | A− | 33 min | $64,554 |
| Will Township | under 2% | A | D | 34 min | $112,433 |
| Green Garden Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $133,977 |
| Crete Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 36 min | $80,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monee 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 Monee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monee Township?
$84,953 (±$9,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monee Township?
12.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monee Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monee Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (18%, 29 mi), University Park (3%, 2 mi), Joliet (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monee Township walkable?
Monee Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monee Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 11% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monee 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. 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.