With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Monroe Township works elsewhere
40% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas. 79 jobs are based in Monroe Township, against 170 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Monroe Township
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
31% of working residents work in Garnett
Where Monroe Township clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
In Monroe Township, 52% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 79. 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.
Working from home in Monroe Township
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 40% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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.
Half of Monroe Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 27% 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.
Work next door: 31% of Monroe Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | — | — | — | $106,042 |
| Garnett | 31% | C | B | 28 min | $65,230 |
| Putnam Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Putnam Township, Jackson Township, Walker Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garnett. 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?
$106,042 (±$28,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garnett (31%, 2 mi), Arkansas City (7%, 132 mi), Paola (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 27% 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.