Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Monroe Township (2.1%) than in 83% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. Monroe Township grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Monroe Township; the top destination outside it is Dayton (13%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Monroe Township and work: the main findings
Monroe Township trades workers with the towns around it
Monroe Township has about as many jobs (6,706) as working residents (7,265), but they are mostly different people: 6,387 residents leave for work each day while 5,828 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Monroe Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Monroe Township
63% of Monroe Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Monroe Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Monroe Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,706 jobs in Monroe Township are filled from a wide area. Monroe Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 Monroe Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #262 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,243, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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.
How a workday changes Monroe Township
On a workday 6,387 residents head out to work, 878 work right here, and 5,828 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Monroe Township: 6,706 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,179 → 6,706. 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.
Commuting out of Monroe Township: the destinations
Where Monroe Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Getting to work from Monroe Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 7,560 commuters (the 10% 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.
The commute from Monroe Township, by distance
About 16% 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.
Monroe Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #348 of 993 in Ohio. 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 8,377 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). 3.8% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Monroe Township places 650th of 1,999 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Bexley OH | 12,452 | $158K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 7% | A+ |
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| 648 | Roscoe Township IL | 20,256 | $109K | 4.8% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 649 | Springfield Township OH | 12,262 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.1% | 5% | A− |
| 650 | Monroe Township OH | 16,696 | $79K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 12% | A− |
| 651 | Scott Township PA | 16,838 | $89K | 7.4% | 3.6% | 6% | A− |
| 652 | West Deptford Township NJ | 22,681 | $94K | 6.9% | 4.4% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
16% of Monroe Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Tipp City (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | A− | B | 23 min | $79,243 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A | B− | 21 min | $109,849 |
| Staunton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $111,458 |
| Tipp City | 11% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $78,098 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $69,263 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 21 min | $74,188 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $93,151 |
| Vandalia | 5% | B+ | B+ | 21 min | $73,275 |
| Union | under 2% | B | B− | 25 min | $73,353 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$79,243 (±$8,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (13%, 12 mi), Tipp City (11%, 2 mi), Troy (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 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. 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.