Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWork means Columbus for more than half of Monroe Township’s working residents
Monroe Township has 22 jobs, and 72 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska. Hardly any stay in Monroe Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (56%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monroe Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 72 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting out of Monroe Township: the destinations
Where Monroe Township clocks in
56% of workers
10% of workers
3% 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 Monroe Township: what the 22 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 22. 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 Monroe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Monroe Township
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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 goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Monroe Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Oconee Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Joliet Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lost Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Woodville Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oconee Township, Joliet Township, Lost Creek Township, Woodville Township and Beaver 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 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 Monroe Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
0% work in town.
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.
More of Monroe 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.