With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of West Monroe works elsewhere
West Monroe has 299 jobs, against 1,824 working residents. Jobs and income earn West Monroe B; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 4% work in West Monroe; the top destination outside it is Syracuse (21%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in West Monroe, in brief
West Monroe is a place people come home to
There are 299 jobs based in West Monroe, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Monroe has about 2,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from West Monroe are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind West Monroe’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Monroe is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #368 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds West Monroe’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Monroe could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
West Monroe quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,746 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 221 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in West Monroe on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
From West Monroe, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Monroe workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,015 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The places West Monroe commutes to
Where West Monroe clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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 kinds of work in West Monroe
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Monroe, 2013 → 2023: 244 → 299. 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 West Monroe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from West Monroe to work
About 17% 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.
West Monroe is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Monroe is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #721 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place West Monroe near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,193 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 4.9% of West Monroe households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Monroe’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Monroe next to U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500: 1,837th of 4,023 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,835 | Irwin PA | 3,759 | $60K | 13.5% | 2.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,836 | Chelan WA | 4,494 | $83K | 8.4% | 1.6% | 35% | B |
| 1,837 | West Monroe NY | 4,090 | $91K | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,838 | Twin Township OH | 3,378 | $58K | 5.6% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,839 | Newton Township OH | 3,230 | $73K | 15.9% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 West Monroe, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
The towns next door employ 12% of West Monroe
The biggest share goes to Cicero (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Monroe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe | – | B | D | 26 min | $90,558 |
| Cicero | 8% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $96,463 |
| Hastings | 4% | C+ | C+ | 31 min | $84,027 |
| Parish | under 2% | C− | C− | 32 min | $68,164 |
| Constantia | under 2% | D | D | 37 min | $69,792 |
| Brewerton | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brewerton: 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 West 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 West Monroe: questions
What is the median household income in West Monroe?
$90,558 (±$11,001) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Monroe?
5.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Monroe?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Monroe work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (21%, 18 mi), DeWitt (11%, 17 mi), Cicero (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Monroe walkable?
West Monroe is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Monroe without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Monroe, from the people who make the trip.
More of West 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. 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.