Photo: Smallbones · Public domainMonroe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 7,598 jobs in Monroe Township, and 16,987 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Monroe Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (A−). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Monroe Township
No single place dominates Monroe Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, PA, gets only 8% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Monroe Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Monroe Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monroe Township is Philadelphia, PA, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (1,364) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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
Job access by car holds Monroe Township’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
8% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Monroe Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Monroe 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.
Who commutes out of Monroe Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 15,508 residents head out to work, 1,479 work right here, and 6,119 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
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 kinds of work in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,981 → 7,598. 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.
The trip to work from Monroe Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 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 16,152 commuters (the 14% 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.
Monroe Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 18,724 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 47% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 3.5% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Monroe Township next to U.S. towns of 27,000 to 51,000: 610th of 1,096 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 17 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 51 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 608 | Cedar Hill TX | 49,801 | $102K | 10.0% | 7.4% | 5% | B |
| 609 | Delta Township MI | 33,175 | $84K | 7.8% | 5.3% | 15% | B |
| 610 | Monroe Township NJ | 38,137 | $97K | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9% | B |
| 611 | North Providence RI | 34,833 | $84K | 9.3% | 5.4% | 7% | B |
| 612 | Alvin TX | 30,115 | $71K | 9.2% | 4.1% | 15% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,096 | 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.
How Monroe Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | B | A− | 32 min | $96,980 |
| Winslow Township | under 3% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $99,093 |
| Sicklerville | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 29 min | $110,197 |
| Washington Township | 7% | A | B+ | 29 min | $114,249 |
| Glassboro | under 3% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $87,278 |
| Clayton | under 3% | B | A− | 32 min | $90,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sicklerville: 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?
$96,980 (±$12,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
8.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 26 mi), Washington Township (7%, 8 mi), Cherry Hill Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 21% 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.