Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Monroe Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Monroe Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (25%, 22 miles). 160 jobs are based in Monroe Township; 738 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Monroe Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Monroe Township, in a few figures
Monroe Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Monroe Township is Columbus, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (184) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 160 jobs based in Monroe Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monroe Township has about 1,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 738 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Monroe Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Monroe Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Monroe Township’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (16.3%) is left out: Monroe Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Monroe Township could be anywhere from C to A.
How far it is to work from Monroe Township
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 by day and by night
On a workday 725 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 places Monroe Township commutes to
Where Monroe Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 30% of the jobs in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 160. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 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 576 commuters (the 11% 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.
Driving is how Monroe Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Monroe Township 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 645 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.6% 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 is 1,504th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,502 | Bokescreek Township OH | 1,366 | $85K | 4.5% | 2.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,503 | Shutesbury MA | 1,705 | $123K | 3.3% | 6.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,504 | Monroe Township OH | 1,673 | $87K | 13.0% | 16.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,505 | Lake of the Woods IL | 2,091 | $62K | 4.7% | 6.2% | <1% | B |
| 1,506 | Mars Hill NC | 2,280 | $81K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 | – | B | D− | 26 min | $86,875 |
| Deer Creek Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 20 min | $80,433 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $82,300 |
| Somerford Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $117,365 |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deer Creek 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?
$86,875 (±$26,966) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
13.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (25%, 22 mi), London (5%, 9 mi), West Jefferson (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monroe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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. 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.