Madison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. There are 168 jobs in Madison Township; 960 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Madison Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Madison Township apart on work
44% of Madison Township works in Fort Wayne
419 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 14 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Madison Township itself. The commute map ↓
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 168 jobs based in Madison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Madison Township has about 940 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 960 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Madison Township
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Madison Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (8.3%) is left out: Madison Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Madison Township could be anywhere from C to A.
44% of working residents work in Fort Wayne
Where Madison Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Madison Township on a workday
On a workday 924 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Madison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 132 → 168. 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 Madison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Madison Township: about 25 minutes a trip
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 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 714 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Miles to work from Madison Township
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.
Getting around Madison Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 766 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Madison Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Madison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Madison Township places 1,809th of 5,760 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 164 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,807 | Eau Galle WI | 1,256 | $91K | 11.0% | 0.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,808 | Montgomery PA | 1,538 | $64K | 5.3% | 6.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,809 | Madison Township IN | 1,728 | $84K | 9.1% | 8.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,810 | Township 5 NE | 1,228 | $90K | 10.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,811 | Lake Don Pedro CA | 1,308 | $85K | 0.0% | 6.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Madison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Madison Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $84,167 |
| Root Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $63,492 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $75,167 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $65,536 |
| Marion Township | 2% | C+ | D− | 25 min | $68,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Madison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Madison Township?
$84,167 (±$16,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
9.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (44%, 14 mi), New Haven (10%, 8 mi), Decatur (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.