Households in Monroe Township have lower incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
2% of workers have no commute at all; Ohio has 13%. Poverty touches 36.3% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). Monroe Township grades D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Monroe Township, in brief
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 134 jobs based in Monroe Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monroe Township has about 980 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Monroe Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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; with 506 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Monroe Township
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Monroe Township’s grade.
Unemployment (5.5%) is left out: Monroe Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Monroe Township stays D−.
How long Monroe Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 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 404 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who commutes out of Monroe Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 497 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Out of Monroe Township to work: where people go
Where Monroe Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
In Monroe Township, services account for most jobs
134 jobs are based in Monroe Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 134. 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.
Miles to work from Monroe Township
About 24% 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.
In Monroe Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 4% 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 412 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.
How Monroe Township compares with U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,231 | Mansfield MO | 1,317 | $30K | 32.1% | 5.3% | 16% | D− |
| 5,232 | Santa Anna TX | 1,043 | $44K | 24.8% | 2.2% | 11% | D− |
| 5,233 | Monroe Township OH | 1,356 | $43K | 36.3% | 5.5% | 2% | D− |
| 5,234 | Berry AL | 1,192 | $37K | 29.0% | 1.3% | 6% | D− |
| 5,235 | Salem AR | 1,611 | $41K | 29.1% | 4.4% | 35% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Monroe Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | D− | D− | 36 min | $42,548 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Trimble Township | under 2% | C− | C | 32 min | $58,063 |
| Coal Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Bearfield Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 45 min | $106,071 |
| Homer Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Pleasant Township, Coal Township and Deerfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Homer Township: not graded. 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?
$42,548 (±$8,828) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
36.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Lexington (13%, 11 mi), Lancaster (9%, 29 mi), Columbus (8%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 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 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.