Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Monterey Township are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns
Monterey Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 2.8% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Monterey Township
Monterey Township makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Monterey Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Monterey Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Few Monterey Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
The figures behind Monterey Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Monterey Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Monterey Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Monterey 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, Monterey Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
Goods, not services: 52% of the jobs in Monterey Township
648 jobs are based in Monterey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monterey Township, 2013 → 2023: 673 → 648. 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 Monterey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Monterey Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monterey Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 920 commuters (the 3% 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.
A workday in Monterey Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 929 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 547 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Monterey Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
10% of working residents work in Lima
Where Monterey Township clocks in
10% 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.
Where in the region Monterey Township works
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 trips from Monterey Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monterey Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 953 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). 0.8% of Monterey Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monterey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Monterey Township ranks 1,166th of 5,793 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,164 | Valley Township PA | 2,107 | $115K | 9.1% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,165 | Mount Pleasant NC | 1,816 | $91K | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,166 | Monterey Township OH | 2,061 | $87K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,167 | Independence Township PA | 2,236 | $93K | 12.9% | 2.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,168 | Latimore Township PA | 2,715 | $85K | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Monterey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Monterey Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monterey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Township | – | B+ | C− | 20 min | $86,818 |
| Jennings Township | 4% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $87,772 |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 4% | B− | C | 23 min | $64,183 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jennings Township. Darker towns draw more of Monterey 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 Monterey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monterey Township?
$86,818 (±$9,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monterey Township?
2.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monterey Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monterey Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lima (10%, 19 mi), Ottoville (8%, 2 mi), Van Wert (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monterey Township walkable?
Monterey Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monterey 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 Monterey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monterey 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.