Photo: Mlaurenti at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Monroe Township are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line; New Jersey has 9.7%. Jobs and income earn Monroe Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Monroe Township, in brief
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Monroe Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monroe Township is New York City, NY, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (2,445) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Monroe Township draws workers from far and wide
The 12,231 jobs in Monroe Township are filled from a wide area. Monroe Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Monroe Township works from home
28% of Monroe Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Monroe Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Monroe Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #201 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate holds Monroe Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Monroe Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,479 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% 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.
12% of working residents work in New York City
Where Monroe Township clocks in
12% of workers
3% 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.
The 12,231 jobs based in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,085 → 12,231. 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.
A workday in Monroe Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 19,890 residents head out to work, 1,242 work right here, and 10,989 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41,000 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Monroe Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #305 of 468 in New Jersey. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 13.2% across New Jersey, on an EPA index of 7.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 19,959 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.1% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Monroe Township is 242nd among 887 U.S. towns of 35,000 to 67,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Bridgewater Township NJ | 46,455 | $173K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Wayne Township NJ | 54,819 | $153K | 3.4% | 4.9% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 240 | West Fargo ND | 41,175 | $91K | 8.8% | 1.1% | 18% | A− |
| 241 | Greenwich CT | 64,801 | $206K | 6.1% | 6.0% | 27% | A− |
| 242 | Monroe Township NJ | 49,830 | $108K | 3.7% | 5.3% | 6% | A− |
| 243 | Beavercreek OH | 48,134 | $110K | 6.9% | 3.6% | 16% | A− |
| 244 | Hampden Township PA | 35,401 | $105K | 4.9% | 4.3% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 887 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Monroe Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Monroe Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to South Brunswick Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | A− | A− | 40 min | $107,892 |
| Old Bridge Township | under 3% | B+ | A | 36 min | $104,587 |
| Helmetta | under 3% | A− | C | 32 min | $98,952 |
| Spotswood | under 3% | A− | A | 32 min | $105,060 |
| Manalapan Township | under 3% | A | A | 43 min | $152,832 |
| Twin Rivers | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| East Windsor Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $105,208 |
| Cranbury Township | under 3% | A | A− | 33 min | $216,691 |
| Millstone Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 36 min | $218,472 |
| South Brunswick Township | 3% | A | A− | 34 min | $150,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Twin Rivers: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 median household income in Monroe Township?
$107,892 (±$10,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
3.7%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (12%, 35 mi), South Brunswick Township (3%, 7 mi), Edison Township (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.