Horace G. Lyons House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Monmouth Township (0.0%) is among the lowest in the country
Jobs & income A: better than 94% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #10 of 151 in Kansas.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Monmouth Township; the top destination outside it is Topeka (58%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Monmouth Township
More than half of Monmouth Township works in Topeka
816 working residents, 58%, have their main job in Topeka, 9.7 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Monmouth Township itself. The commute map ↓
Monmouth Township is a place people come home to
There are 125 jobs based in Monmouth Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monmouth Township has about 2,000 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Monmouth Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monmouth Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #10 of 151 in Kansas. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monmouth Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
58% of working residents work in Topeka
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Monmouth Township clocks in
58% of workers
5% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Monmouth Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,373 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Monmouth Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Monmouth Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
125 jobs are based in Monmouth Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monmouth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monmouth Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 125. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monmouth Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,410 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Monmouth Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Monmouth Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monmouth Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #150 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Monmouth 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 1,558 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Monmouth Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monmouth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Monmouth Township is 227th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Monmouth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
| # | 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+ |
| 4 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Hubbard OR | 3,399 | $102K | 3.6% | 1.6% | 3% | A |
| 226 | Sherwood WI | 3,311 | $110K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1% | A |
| 227 | Monmouth Township KS | 3,224 | $106K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 228 | Perry Township OH | 3,796 | $186K | 0.2% | 4.8% | 1% | A |
| 229 | Oakland FL | 3,774 | $152K | 7.2% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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.
Monmouth Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tecumseh Township (5%). Darker towns draw more of Monmouth Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monmouth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Township | – | A | D− | 23 min | $106,143 |
| Williamsport Township | under 2% | C | D | 22 min | $56,471 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Kanwaka Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 33 min | $125,938 |
| Elk Township | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $76,845 |
| Tecumseh Township | 5% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $109,856 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Monmouth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monmouth Township?
$106,143 (±$31,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monmouth Township?
3.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monmouth Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monmouth Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (58%, 10 mi), Lawrence (5%, 16 mi), Tecumseh Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monmouth Township walkable?
Monmouth Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monmouth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monmouth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monmouth 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.