Monroe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Monroe Township itself; outside it, Jasper draws the most (13%, 18 miles). Employers in Monroe Township report 53 jobs, against 222 working residents. Working residents average 29 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monroe Township and work: the main findings
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 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 450 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Monroe Township
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Monroe Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 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 404 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where people from Monroe Township work
Where Monroe Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Monroe Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 53. 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.
How far Monroe Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
Around Monroe Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Patoka Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $87,596 |
| Lane Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Patoka Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $67,156 |
| Hart Township | under 3% | B | B− | 25 min | $62,875 |
| Lockhart Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $54,711 |
| Barton Township | under 3% | B− | D | 26 min | $62,765 |
| Arthur | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lane Township, Lockhart Township and Arthur: 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?
$87,596 (±$19,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
2.8%, 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. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (13%, 18 mi), Evansville (9%, 26 mi), Patoka Township (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.