Most of Madison Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Madison Township report 322 jobs, and 838 of its residents work somewhere. Madison Township grades B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 2% work in Madison Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (33%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Madison Township: the figures worth knowing
One in three of Madison Township works in Lafayette
277 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Lafayette, 12 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Madison Township itself. The commute map ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
38% of the jobs based in Madison Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Madison Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Madison Township averages 26 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (20 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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 838 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Madison Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Madison Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Madison Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Madison Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Madison Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The towns that employ Madison Township’s residents
Where Madison Township clocks in
12% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 322. 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.
The daily flow of workers through Madison Township
On a workday 818 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Madison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 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 851 commuters (the 4% 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.
Near or far: the trip 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.
The commute in Madison Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Madison Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Madison Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 889 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.3% 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.
How Madison Township ranks: 2,452nd of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 106 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 165 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,450 | Fairfield Township PA | 2,034 | $71K | 7.0% | 8.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,451 | Marengo IA | 2,425 | $58K | 13.2% | 1.8% | 16% | B− |
| 2,452 | Madison Township IN | 2,132 | $69K | 9.9% | 4.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,453 | Mount Desert ME | 2,214 | $93K | 7.4% | 1.3% | 20% | B− |
| 2,454 | Providence NY | 2,107 | $93K | 11.1% | 4.6% | 4% | B− |
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| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Madison Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Ross Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | B− | D− | 26 min | $68,826 |
| Washington Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $74,028 |
| Ross Township | 4% | B | C | 22 min | $85,857 |
| Sheffield Township | under 2% | B | D | 20 min | $81,346 |
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?
$68,826 (±$10,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
9.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (33%, 12 mi), Frankfort (12%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 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.