How Monroe Township works: jobs, income and commuting
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan. Hardly any stay in Monroe Township for work; outside it, White Cloud is the main destination (6%, 10 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Monroe Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2021, primary jobs.
Where Monroe Township’s working residents head each day
Where Monroe Township 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.
The trip to work from Monroe Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 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 141 commuters (the 5% 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.
The distance from Monroe Township to work
About 38% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Monroe Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $42,500 |
| Wilcox Township | under 2% | D− | D | 36 min | $45,000 |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Merrill Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Home Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Norwich Township, Merrill Township and Home Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$42,500 (±$11,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
33.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Cloud (6%, 10 mi), Big Rapids (5%, 13 mi), Grand Rapids (5%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.