With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Monroe Township works elsewhere
Monroe Township has 554 jobs, against 1,432 working residents. The two grades for Monroe Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monroe Township at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in Monroe Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Monroe Township fell from 1,152 in 2013 to 554 in 2023, −52%. 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 ↓
Monroe Township and Muncie trade workers both ways
Muncie is the top workplace for Monroe Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Monroe Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Monroe Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #495 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Monroe Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($53,571, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
In Monroe Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,152 → 554. 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.
21% of working residents work in Muncie
Where Monroe Township clocks in
21% 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.
The trip to work from Monroe Township: about 29 minutes
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 1,298 commuters (the 5% 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 1,288 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 410 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Monroe Township
About 24% 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.
Monroe Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #384 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 1,366 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). 5.2% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Monroe Township ranks: 3,433rd of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,431 | Greensboro GA | 3,519 | $40K | 21.7% | 0.0% | 15% | C |
| 3,432 | Lakewood NY | 2,922 | $68K | 11.6% | 9.2% | 11% | C |
| 3,433 | Monroe Township IN | 3,455 | $54K | 15.9% | 4.1% | 10% | C |
| 3,434 | Van Buren Township IN | 2,948 | $58K | 14.6% | 4.0% | 14% | C |
| 3,435 | Tinicum Township PA | 3,985 | $53K | 19.3% | 13.0% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Monroe Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | C | C | 29 min | $53,571 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C | B− | 34 min | $86,719 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $74,457 |
| Stoney Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | D | C | 24 min | $39,097 |
| White River Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 18 min | $59,461 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stoney Creek 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?
$53,571 (±$15,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
15.9%, 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. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muncie (21%, 13 mi), Winchester (9%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.