Shack, The · Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Monroe Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Monroe Township are A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 140 jobs are based in Monroe Township; 630 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Monroe Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
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 workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 52 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 399 hours of commuting, 222 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 45 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 140 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 810 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Monroe Township works in Columbus
196 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Columbus, 26 miles away. That’s 31 times as many as work in Monroe Township itself. 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; with 630 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Monroe Township
On income, poverty and job access, Monroe Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Monroe Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Monroe Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Monroe Township’s commute takes about 52 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.5 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 675 commuters (the 13% 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.
Monroe Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 621 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
31% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Monroe Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 140. 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
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.
Most of Monroe Township commutes by car
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 776 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). 0.0% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Monroe Township is 283rd among 5,400 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 281 | Hallock Township IL | 1,546 | $151K | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 282 | Zane Township OH | 1,228 | $146K | 1.2% | 2.0% | 2% | A |
| 283 | Monroe Township OH | 1,297 | $110K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 284 | Dry Grove Township IL | 1,531 | $118K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| 285 | Silver Summit UT | 1,476 | $242K | 6.8% | 6.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 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.
Around Monroe Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Muhlenberg Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | A | D− | 52 min | $110,179 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 33 min | $70,000 |
| Deercreek Township | under 2% | C | C− | 37 min | $65,385 |
| Muhlenberg Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $93,419 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 43 min | $89,196 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
Same-state neighbors only. Muhlenberg 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?
$110,179 (±$27,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
52 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (31%, 26 mi), Grove City (6%, 16 mi), Circleville (5%, 14 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 4.4 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 0% 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.