Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Monticello trail those of 84% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 11.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana. For jobs and income Monticello is better than 22% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (C+). About one in five work in Monticello itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (13%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Monticello: the gist
Monticello’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monticello is Lafayette, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (309) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Monticello workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Monticello
The poverty rate holds Monticello’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($52,798, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monticello could be anywhere from D to B.
Short hops and long hauls from Monticello
About 25% 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.
The trip to work from Monticello: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monticello workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,345 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.
The daily flow of workers through Monticello
On a workday 1,869 residents head out to work, 539 work right here, and 2,868 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Monticello on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Monticello to work: where people go
Where Monticello clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
What Monticello’s employers do
3,407 jobs are based in Monticello.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monticello, 2013 → 2023: 3,585 → 3,407. 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 Monticello’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Monticello walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,429 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). 6.5% of Monticello households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monticello’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,561 U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,600, Monticello comes 2,882nd on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 83 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,880 | Buffalo WY | 4,733 | $63K | 9.9% | 5.3% | 43% | C− |
| 2,881 | Bridge City LA | 7,297 | $57K | 24.1% | 13.3% | 1% | C− |
| 2,882 | Monticello IN | 5,595 | $53K | 11.1% | 5.9% | 22% | C− |
| 2,883 | South Brooksville FL | 5,099 | $61K | 14.0% | 5.9% | 1% | C− |
| 2,884 | Chula Vista TX | 4,746 | $39K | 24.4% | 2.2% | <1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,561 | 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 Monticello, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Monticello compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monticello workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | – | C− | C+ | 20 min | $52,798 |
| Union Township | 5% | C | C | 21 min | $62,052 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 23 min | $57,734 |
| Norway | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Norway: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monticello’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 Monticello: questions
What is the median household income in Monticello?
$52,798 (±$10,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monticello?
11.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monticello?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monticello work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (13%, 24 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 74 mi), Union Township (5%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monticello walkable?
Monticello is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monticello without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monticello, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monticello
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.