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Jobs & commute in Monroe Township

Monroe Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Monroe Township for work; outside it, Gallatin is the main destination (10%, 6 miles). Monroe Township has 22 jobs; 80 of its residents have a job. 32% of workers have no commute at all, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Monroe Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.

80live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
22work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday130
190live here− 80head out to work+ 22come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.28jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Monroe Township to work: where people go

New VirginiaOverland Park: 2 residents work here (3%)ElmerWinstonJamesport: 4 residents work here (5%)SpickardOregonHamilton: 2 residents work here (3%)Gallatin: 8 residents work here (10%)North Kansas City: 2 residents work here (3%)Trenton: 3 residents work here (4%)Chillicothe: 3 residents work here (4%)Excelsior SpringsSt. Joseph: 5 residents work here (6%)Kansas City: 6 residents work here (8%)Independence: 3 residents work here (4%)Monroe TownshipBreckenridge TownshipGomer TownshipHarrison TownshipUnion TownshipJackson TownshipSheridan TownshipGallatinKansas CitySt. JosephJamesportTrentonChillicotheMonroe Township
1
Gallatin6.4 mi away
10%8
2
Kansas City58.7 mi away
8%6
3
St. Joseph48 mi away
6%5
4
Jamesport12.2 mi away
5%4
5
Trenton24.6 mi away
4%3
6
Chillicothe19.9 mi away
4%3
7
Independence55.9 mi away
4%3
8
Overland Park, KS76.5 mi away
3%2
9
Hamilton7 mi away
3%2
10
North Kansas City58.4 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%42
The top trips

Where Monroe Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 77% of Monroe Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Monroe TownshipJobs Monroe Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms77%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices23%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month59%35%
Over $3,333 a month23%50%

Who does it

29 or younger18%30%
30 to 5450%48%
55 and older32%23%

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 Monroe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Monroe Township: about 107 minutes

A year of commuting
817 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 34 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Monroe Township107 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
32%

of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Monroe Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
18%Other

Share of the 110 commuters (the 32% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.

How far

Monroe Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGallatin: 10% · 6.4 miKansas City: 8% · 58.7 miSt. Joseph: 6% · 48 miJamesport: 5% · 12.2 miTrenton: 4% · 24.6 miChillicothe: 4% · 19.9 miIndependence: 4% · 55.9 miOverland Park: 3% · 76.5 miHamilton: 3% · 7 miNorth Kansas City: 3% · 58.4 miGallatin 10%Kansas City 8%St. Joseph 6%Jamesport 5%Trenton 4%Monroe Township
Monroe TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi16 residents
21%10–24 mi16 residents
15%25–50 mi12 residents
44%Over 50 mi34 residents

About 44% 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.

Next door

Next door to Monroe Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harrison Township15 min
Union Township25 min
Breckenridge Township29 min
Sheridan Township32 min
Jackson Township33 min
Gomer Township49 min
Monroe Township107 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMonroe Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Monroe Township–——107 min$92,708
Gomer Townshipunder 3%——49 min—
Harrison Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Sheridan Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Union Townshipunder 3%DA−25 min$54,000
Jackson Townshipunder 3%——33 min—
Breckenridge Townshipunder 3%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Gomer Township, Harrison Township, Sheridan Township, Jackson Township and Breckenridge 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Monroe Township: questions

What is the median household income in Monroe Township?

$92,708 (±$14,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Monroe Township?

107 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallatin (10%, 6 mi), Kansas City (8%, 59 mi), St. Joseph (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Monroe Township 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 Monroe Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Monroe Township

Monroe Township home →

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.