Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0At 6.7%, unemployment in Monroe Township is higher than in 80% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Monroe Township; the top destination outside it is Monroe (15%, 3 miles). Monroe Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Monroe Township stands out on work
Monroe Township and Monroe trade workers both ways
Monroe is the top workplace for Monroe Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Monroe Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Monroe Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Monroe Township fell from 6,606 in 2011 to 4,310 in 2021, −35%. 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
How Monroe Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #512 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Monroe Township’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Where Monroe Township goes to work
Where Monroe Township clocks in
15% 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.
Jobs in Monroe Township: what the 4,310 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2011 → 2021: 6,606 → 4,310. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monroe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Monroe Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,211 residents head out to work, 489 work right here, and 3,821 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
About 24 minutes each way, about the MI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,011 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Monroe Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Monroe Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #353 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,565 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). 5.5% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Monroe Township ranks: 1,641st of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,639 | Madison Heights VA | 10,266 | $60K | 10.5% | 5.2% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,640 | Bedford Heights OH | 10,691 | $50K | 12.7% | 6.5% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,641 | Monroe Township MI | 14,277 | $67K | 14.4% | 6.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,642 | White Township PA | 14,933 | $66K | 15.1% | 4.2% | 25% | C+ |
| 1,643 | Placerville CA | 10,685 | $67K | 15.9% | 4.3% | 18% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Michigan.
23% of Monroe Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $66,909 |
| Monroe | 15% | C | A− | 21 min | $59,813 |
| La Salle Township | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $85,531 |
| Frenchtown Township | 8% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $66,225 |
| Raisinville Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 31 min | $90,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe. 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 2021, 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?
$66,909 (±$7,911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
14.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (15%, 3 mi), Frenchtown Township (8%, 6 mi), Toledo (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
<1% 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 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), 2021, 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.