Monument has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Monument itself; outside it, College Township draws the most (11%, 21 miles). 1 jobs are based in Monument, against 65 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Monument, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Monument on a workday afternoon, 72% 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.
Where the trip to work from Monument ends
Where Monument clocks in
11% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Monument
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Monument’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Monument
of Monument workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Monument
About 23% 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.
Around Monument: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monument workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | – | — | — | — | $83,281 |
| Beech Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beech Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monument’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 Monument: questions
What is the median household income in Monument?
$83,281 (±$17,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monument?
7.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Monument work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (11%, 21 mi), Patton Township (8%, 23 mi), Bellefonte (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monument 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 Monument, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monument
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.