Work & commute · Monticello

Work & commute in Monticello, IN

About one in 5 of Monticello’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (13%), Union (5%) and West Lafayette (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

539 of 2,408 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,869 Monticello residents head out of town to work, 539 work right here, and 2,868 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Monticello.

1,869live here, work elsewhere

539live and work here

2,868work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Monticello goes to work

Monticello (in town)right here

22%539

Lafayette24.4 mi away

13%309

Union0.3 mi away

5%129

West Lafayette22.4 mi away

3%62

Monon10.1 mi away

2%60

Center74.7 mi away

2%51

Deer Creek13.5 mi away

2%48

Frankfort34.4 mi away

2%43

Kokomo38.7 mi away

2%39

Logansport21.6 mi away

2%38

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,090

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Monticello commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

35%

28%

12%

25%

35%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Monticello is balanced between jobs and homes

1.41jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Monticello are

3,407 jobs are based in Monticello. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Monticello’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Monticello

3,407 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Monticello residents hold

2,408 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−5%

Jobs based in Monticello, 2013 → 2023: 3,585 → 3,407. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.