Monroe Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 460 jobs in Monroe Township, against 939 working residents. Jobs and income earn Monroe Township B; getting around on foot earns it C−. About one in seven work in Monroe Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (38%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Monroe Township stands out on work
38% of Monroe Township works in Fort Wayne
354 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 18 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Monroe Township itself. The commute map ↓
Monroe Township makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in Monroe Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Monroe Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 36%. The jobs ↓
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 939 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Monroe Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Monroe Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Monroe Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($65,536, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Monroe Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Monroe Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where the trip to work from Monroe Township ends
Where Monroe Township clocks in
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 62% of Monroe Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 498 → 460. 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 Monroe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Monroe Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 754 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
How a workday changes Monroe Township
On a workday 826 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 347 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Monroe Township
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
For most of Monroe Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Monroe 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 846 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). 0.7% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Monroe Township comes 1,673rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 116 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 179 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,671 | Lakeshire MO | 1,510 | $62K | 9.9% | 1.5% | 0% | B |
| 1,672 | Rockledge PA | 2,613 | $93K | 9.5% | 7.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,673 | Monroe Township IN | 2,045 | $66K | 4.0% | 3.1% | 12% | B |
| 1,674 | Rensselaerville NY | 1,871 | $90K | 0.8% | 5.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,675 | Holiday Shores IL | 2,782 | $87K | 4.1% | 7.1% | 1% | B |
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| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Monroe Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Monroe Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | B | C− | 29 min | $65,536 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $84,167 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monroe 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 Monroe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monroe Township?
$65,536 (±$11,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
4.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (38%, 18 mi), New Haven (8%, 12 mi), Decatur (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monroe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monroe 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.