Photo: Greg5030 at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Unemployment in Monroe Township (11.6%) is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Monroe Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Only 3% work in Monroe Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (17%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monroe Township at work: what stands out
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 427 jobs based in Monroe Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monroe Township has about 4,900 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 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 Cincinnati, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (588) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Monroe Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Monroe Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Monroe Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Few Monroe Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The four measures behind Monroe Township’s grade
Household income holds Monroe Township’s grade up ($92,729, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who works in Monroe Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,321 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 332 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 from Monroe Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,666 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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 many miles Monroe Township commutes
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.
Monroe Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
427 jobs are based in Monroe Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 260 → 427. 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.
Where people from Monroe Township work
Where Monroe Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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 is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,784 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 8.1% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Monroe Township next to U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,700: 2,197th of 3,069 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,195 | Mount Vernon IN | 6,289 | $62K | 14.9% | 3.9% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,196 | Monahans TX | 7,427 | $71K | 15.6% | 3.0% | 31% | C+ |
| 2,197 | Monroe Township OH | 7,922 | $93K | 12.1% | 11.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,198 | Gilead Township OH | 6,080 | $59K | 11.2% | 4.4% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,199 | Macclenny FL | 8,251 | $74K | 9.5% | 7.1% | 18% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Ohio.
Around Monroe Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | C+ | D | 32 min | $92,729 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | D | 48 min | $56,726 |
| Ohio Township | under 3% | B | D | 25 min | $73,289 |
| Tate Township | under 3% | B− | C | 37 min | $78,429 |
| Batavia Township | 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $77,683 |
| Pierce Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $89,577 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Batavia Township. 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?
$92,729 (±$25,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
12.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 22 mi), Union Township (6%, 13 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.