Most of Monroe Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 4% stay in Monroe Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (6%, 30 miles). 238 jobs are based in Monroe Township, and 919 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Monroe Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Monroe Township: the gist
Monroe Township is a place people come home to
There are 238 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 1,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Monroe Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 919 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Monroe Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Monroe Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Monroe Township’s grade up (7.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) 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 C− to B−.
In and out of Monroe Township on a workday
On a workday 879 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Monroe Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Monroe Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 772 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Monroe Township’s working residents head each day
Where Monroe Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 30% of the jobs in Monroe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe Township, 2013 → 2023: 221 → 238. 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.
Half of Monroe Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 17% 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.
The commute in Monroe Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Monroe Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 877 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). 6.1% of Monroe Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Monroe Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Monroe Township ranks 3,209th of 5,509 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,207 | Cameron WI | 1,834 | $62K | 8.9% | 2.5% | 8% | C |
| 3,208 | Great Valley NY | 1,933 | $68K | 7.4% | 4.7% | 3% | C |
| 3,209 | Monroe Township PA | 2,029 | $67K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 4% | C |
| 3,210 | Middletown IN | 2,248 | $56K | 12.7% | 5.2% | 4% | C |
| 3,211 | Jamestown OH | 2,121 | $57K | 16.4% | 4.3% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Monroe Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Monroe Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | – | C | C | 33 min | $67,000 |
| West Perry Township | under 3% | C | B− | 31 min | $61,528 |
| Perry Township | 3% | B+ | B | 23 min | $65,236 |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Fayette Township | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $75,250 |
| Susquehanna Township | 6% | B− | B− | 37 min | $70,833 |
| Delaware Township | 4% | C− | C− | 28 min | $80,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Susquehanna 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 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?
$67,000 (±$9,535) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe Township?
7.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (6%, 30 mi), Susquehanna Township (6%, 6 mi), Walker Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monroe Township walkable?
Monroe Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 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 6% 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.