Monroe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Jobs and income earn Monroe Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C. There are 1,665 jobs in Monroe Township for 3,449 working residents. About one in ten work in Monroe Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (17%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Monroe Township apart on work
Monroe Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monroe Township is Indianapolis, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (587) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Monroe Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Monroe Township fell from 2,373 in 2013 to 1,665 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Monroe Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Monroe Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #433 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Monroe Township’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Monroe Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Commuting from Monroe Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 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 4,323 commuters (the 3% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,373 → 1,665. 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.
A workday in Monroe Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,037 residents head out to work, 412 work right here, and 1,253 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,200 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where people from Monroe Township work
Where Monroe Township clocks in
17% of workers
14% 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.
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 27% of U.S. towns, #409 of 593 in Indiana. 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 4,468 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). 10.8% 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 2,862 U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,100, Monroe Township comes 2,024th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 75 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 160 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 181 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,022 | Emmett ID | 8,900 | $59K | 18.3% | 2.1% | 17% | C+ |
| 2,023 | Sweetwater TN | 6,706 | $45K | 14.6% | 2.7% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,024 | Monroe Township IN | 8,997 | $67K | 8.9% | 6.1% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,025 | Kaneohe Base HI | 10,919 | $69K | 10.0% | 9.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,026 | Dahlonega GA | 7,918 | $78K | 35.9% | 8.2% | 16% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,862 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 | – | C+ | C | 30 min | $67,409 |
| Pipe Creek Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $62,835 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $82,806 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 25 min | $56,250 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | B | D | 26 min | $63,901 |
Same-state neighbors only. Boone 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?
$67,409 (±$13,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
8.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (17%, 42 mi), Anderson (14%, 12 mi), Alexandria (10%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 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 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.