Madison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
At home: 7% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). 21 jobs are based in Madison Township, against 350 working residents. Only 1% work in Madison Township; the top destination outside it is Olney (31%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Madison Township stands out on work
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Madison Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Madison Township has about 440 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Madison Township works in Olney
108 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Olney, 7.8 miles away. That’s 31 times as many as work in Madison Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Madison Township by day and by night
On a workday 346 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Madison Township work
Where Madison Township clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
What Madison Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 29 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Madison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Madison Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 438 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Madison Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Madison Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $78,482 |
| Olney Township | 7% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bonpas Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Decker Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Calhoun | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Olney Township: not graded. Bonpas Township, Decker Township and Calhoun: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Olney Township. Darker towns draw more of Madison 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 2024, 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 Madison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Madison Township?
$78,482 (±$29,344) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olney (31%, 8 mi), Olney Township (7%, 7 mi), Flora (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Madison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Madison Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.