Photo: Notorious4life at en.wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of South Monroe works elsewhere
Employers in South Monroe report 1,184 jobs; 2,553 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26. 12% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: South Monroe in brief
Fewer jobs are based in South Monroe than ten years ago
Jobs counted in South Monroe fell from 3,520 in 2011 to 1,184 in 2021, −66%. 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 ↓
South Monroe and Monroe trade workers both ways
Monroe is the top workplace for South Monroe residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in South Monroe come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside South Monroe
54% of South Monroe residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in South Monroe pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in South Monroe pay little
30% of the jobs based in South Monroe pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
What South Monroe’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Monroe, 2011 → 2021: 3,520 → 1,184. 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 South Monroe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Monroe
Where South Monroe clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Who works in South Monroe, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,481 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 1,112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in South Monroe on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Getting to work from South Monroe takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Monroe workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,610 commuters (the 12% 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 South Monroe to work
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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of South Monroe’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Monroe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Monroe | – | — | — | 22 min | $61,982 |
| Monroe | 15% | C | A− | 21 min | $59,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe. Darker towns draw more of South Monroe’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 South Monroe: questions
What is the median household income in South Monroe?
$61,982 (±$9,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Monroe?
15.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Monroe?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Monroe work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (15%, 2 mi), Monroe Township (8%, 0 mi), Frenchtown Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around South Monroe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Monroe, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Monroe
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.