With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Madison Township works elsewhere
Only 1% stay in Madison Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (15%, 37 miles). 26 jobs are based in Madison Township for 467 working residents. Jobs and income earn Madison Township C; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Madison Township
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 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 840 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Madison Township is Indianapolis, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (71) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Madison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 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; with 467 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Madison Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Madison Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Madison Township’s grade up ($85,329, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.2%) 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 D to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Madison Township
On a workday 461 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
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 daily trip from Madison Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 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 577 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.
Commuting out of Madison Township: the destinations
Where Madison Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
81% of the jobs in Madison Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 26. 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 is a driving town
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. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 623 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). 0.4% 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 is 2,736th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,734 | Wood River NE | 1,169 | $75K | 15.6% | 0.4% | 8% | C |
| 2,735 | Eagle Township IL | 1,437 | $54K | 7.3% | 3.3% | 1% | C |
| 2,736 | Madison Township IN | 1,284 | $85K | 19.4% | 2.2% | 1% | C |
| 2,737 | Reade Township PA | 1,402 | $75K | 13.3% | 4.1% | 4% | C |
| 2,738 | Braintree VT | 1,226 | $80K | 11.1% | 5.0% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Madison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wildcat Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | C | D− | 36 min | $85,329 |
| Cicero Township | under 3% | B | B | 26 min | $66,821 |
| Pipe Creek Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $62,835 |
| Wildcat Township | 3% | C+ | C | 30 min | $74,028 |
| Duck Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| White River Township | under 3% | A− | D | 34 min | $82,161 |
Same-state neighbors only. Duck Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$85,329 (±$35,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
19.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
36 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (15%, 37 mi), Tipton (12%, 7 mi), Kokomo (10%, 17 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 2.5 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. 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.