Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Monroe Township works elsewhere
Monroe Township has 268 jobs for 1,112 working residents. Jobs and income earn Monroe Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 3% stay in Monroe Township for work; outside it, Mansfield is the main destination (31%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Monroe Township in brief
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 268 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 1,900 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Monroe Township works in Mansfield
350 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Mansfield, 9 miles away. That’s 10 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Monroe Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Monroe Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #500 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Monroe Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monroe Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who works in Monroe Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,081 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Monroe Township: the destinations
Where Monroe Township clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2014 → 2024: 265 → 268. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monroe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Monroe Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 1,291 commuters (the 8% 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’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Monroe Township, work means a drive
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, #953 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 1,399 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). 0.2% 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 1,799th among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,797 | Walnutport PA | 2,097 | $76K | 15.9% | 2.5% | 3% | B |
| 1,798 | Elba NY | 2,135 | $92K | 8.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,799 | Monroe Township OH | 2,733 | $90K | 2.6% | 6.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,800 | Carlton Township MI | 2,429 | $83K | 8.7% | 3.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,801 | Hamlin Township MI | 3,238 | $92K | 1.9% | 10.0% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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.
How Monroe Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | B | D− | 24 min | $90,200 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 23 min | $64,038 |
| Washington Township | 3% | B+ | C | 21 min | $89,333 |
| Worthington Township | under 2% | B− | C | 34 min | $73,750 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $73,750 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $91,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Washington 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 2024, 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?
$90,200 (±$12,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
2.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mansfield (31%, 9 mi), Columbus (7%, 58 mi), Ontario (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
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 <1% 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), 2024, 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.