Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Monticello Township are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
For 11% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. 1.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.3% across Minnesota. The two grades for Monticello Township are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Monticello Township
Monticello Township makes and builds things
84% of the jobs based in Monticello Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Monticello Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Monticello Township and Monticello trade workers both ways
Monticello is the top workplace for Monticello Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Monticello Township come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Monticello Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Monticello Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Monticello Township went from 369 in 2013 to 504 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
Monticello Township empties out on a workday
About 2,300 people are in Monticello Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 3,400 who live here: 1,600 head out to work and 480 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Monticello Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monticello Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #27 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monticello Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Goods, not services: 84% of the jobs in Monticello Township
504 jobs are based in Monticello Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monticello Township, 2013 → 2023: 369 → 504. 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 Monticello Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Monticello
Where Monticello Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Monticello Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monticello Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,474 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily commute in and out of Monticello Township
On a workday 1,593 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 477 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Monticello Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Monticello Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Monticello Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monticello Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #268 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,662 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). 1.8% of Monticello Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monticello Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
123rd of 4,402: where Monticello Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Rochester WI | 3,786 | $107K | 2.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 122 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 123 | Monticello Township MN | 3,374 | $123K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 124 | Pilesgrove Township NJ | 4,280 | $158K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 125 | Windy Hills KY | 2,476 | $131K | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Monticello Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
15% of Monticello Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monticello Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Township | – | A+ | D | 30 min | $123,200 |
| Monticello | 15% | A− | B | 26 min | $79,534 |
| Big Lake Township | under 3% | A | C− | 31 min | $123,077 |
| Becker | under 3% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $86,094 |
| Otsego | under 3% | A+ | C− | 30 min | $119,927 |
| Silver Creek Township | under 3% | A | C | 31 min | $115,872 |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | A | C− | 30 min | $118,194 |
| Maple Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monticello. Darker towns draw more of Monticello 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 Monticello Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monticello Township?
$123,200 (±$12,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monticello Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monticello Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monticello Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monticello (15%, 3 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 35 mi), St. Cloud (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monticello Township walkable?
Monticello Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monticello Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monticello Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monticello 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. 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.