Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How Old Monroe works: jobs, income and commuting
There are 77 jobs in Old Monroe; 114 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Old Monroe for work; outside it, O'Fallon is the main destination (9%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average (Missouri 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Old Monroe on a workday afternoon
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Old Monroe on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
The towns that employ Old Monroe’s residents
Where Old Monroe clocks in
9% of workers
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.
Jobs in Old Monroe: what the 77 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Monroe, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 77. 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 Old Monroe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Old Monroe
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Monroe workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Old Monroe
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 to Old Monroe
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Monroe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Monroe | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,250 |
| Winfield | under 3% | C+ | C | 32 min | $75,766 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old 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 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 Old Monroe: questions
What is the median household income in Old Monroe?
$61,250 (±$17,287) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Monroe?
5.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Monroe?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Monroe work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are O'Fallon (9%, 11 mi), St. Peters (6%, 13 mi), Wentzville (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Monroe without a car?
0% 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 Old Monroe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Monroe
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.