Monterey at work: jobs, income and the commute
The trip to work takes 44 minutes on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Louisiana 8%). Only 4% stay in Monterey for work; outside it, Vidalia is the main destination (10%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monterey on a workday afternoon
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Monterey on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
The places Monterey commutes to
Where Monterey clocks in
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Monterey’s jobs are in goods
84 jobs are based in Monterey.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monterey, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 84. 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 Monterey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Monterey spends getting to work: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monterey workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.
Monterey’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
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 Monterey: questions
What is the median household income in Monterey?
$139,519 (±$128,131) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monterey?
16.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monterey?
44 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monterey work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vidalia (10%, 18 mi), Natchez (9%, 21 mi), Minorca (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monterey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monterey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monterey
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.