Lake Ditch Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMonroe Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 676 jobs in Monroe Township, against 2,845 working residents. For jobs and income Monroe Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Monroe Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Monroe Township stands out on work
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
40% of Monroe Township works in Indianapolis
1,143 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 22 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Monroe Township itself. The commute map ↓
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 676 jobs based in Monroe Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monroe Township has about 4,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Monroe Township
65% of Monroe Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Monroe Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Monroe Township
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Monroe Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Commuting from Monroe Township: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 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 2,554 commuters (the 10% 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.
40% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Monroe Township clocks in
40% of workers
8% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Monroe Township
On a workday 2,662 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 493 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Jobs in Monroe Township: what the 676 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 721 → 676. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Monroe 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.
Few in Monroe Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,829 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). 0.3% 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.
Monroe Township places 350th of 3,218 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 69 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 111 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 348 | Middletown MD | 5,056 | $173K | 1.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 349 | Black Diamond WA | 6,978 | $141K | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2% | A |
| 350 | Monroe Township IN | 6,541 | $102K | 4.2% | 2.3% | 6% | A |
| 351 | Peninsula Township MI | 6,160 | $138K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 9% | A |
| 352 | Berkshire Township OH | 6,329 | $145K | 5.9% | 3.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | 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
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | A | C− | 37 min | $101,573 |
| Gregg Township | under 2% | C | D | 35 min | $67,528 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $70,421 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | A | D | 31 min | $82,171 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | C | D− | 35 min | $71,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$101,573 (±$28,902) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (40%, 22 mi), Plainfield (8%, 9 mi), Mooresville (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 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 <1% 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.