With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Monroe works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Monroe; the top destination outside it is Friendship (8%, 11 miles). Monroe has 13 jobs, and 155 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 47 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Monroe: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Monroe 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.
The places Monroe commutes to
Where Monroe clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Monroe
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monroe, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 13. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Monroe: about 47 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monroe workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
How far Monroe goes to work
About 35% 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 towns around Monroe
The biggest share goes to Rome (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monroe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | – | — | — | 47 min | $50,833 |
| Armenia | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Big Flats | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Strongs Prairie | under 2% | C− | D | 27 min | $65,500 |
| Rome | 3% | B | C− | 37 min | $79,728 |
Same-state neighbors only. Armenia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Big Flats: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monroe’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: questions
What is the median household income in Monroe?
$50,833 (±$10,199) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monroe?
19.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monroe?
47 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monroe work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Friendship (8%, 11 mi), Adams (6%, 12 mi), Wisconsin Rapids (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monroe without a car?
0% 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, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monroe
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.