Madison Township has lower unemployment (1.4%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 74% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Madison Township A; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% stay in Madison Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (48%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Madison Township at work: what stands out
Much of Madison Township works one town over
55% of working residents work in a town that borders Madison Township: Indianapolis (48%) and Mooresville (7%). Next door ↓
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 501 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 5,600 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Why Madison Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Madison Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #27 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($96,058, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madison Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who commutes out of Madison Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,228 residents head out to work, 118 work right here, and 383 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 29 minutes to work from Madison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 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 4,314 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Madison Township’s working residents head each day
Where Madison Township clocks in
48% of workers
5% 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.
Madison Township makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
501 jobs are based in Madison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 403 → 501. 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.
Madison Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of Madison Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Madison Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #541 of 593 in Indiana. 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 4,927 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). 3.9% of Madison Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Madison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
251st of 2,878: where Madison Township ranks among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 110 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 149 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 172 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 249 | Carver MN | 7,198 | $148K | 2.5% | 3.7% | 3% | A |
| 250 | Orting WA | 8,884 | $133K | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| 251 | Madison Township IN | 10,486 | $96K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 252 | Riviera Beach MD | 12,192 | $113K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A |
| 253 | Bainbridge OH | 8,623 | $144K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
55% of Madison Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | A | D | 29 min | $96,058 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B | C− | 27 min | $74,735 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $70,421 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $81,944 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 26 min | $70,206 |
| Indianapolis | 48% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| White River Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Mooresville | 7% | B | B | 28 min | $68,983 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. 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?
$96,058 (±$9,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (48%, 16 mi), Mooresville (7%, 4 mi), Plainfield (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.