Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMadison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Madison Township itself; outside it, Salem draws the most (17%, 11 miles). 22 jobs are based in Madison Township for 253 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Madison Township at work: what stands out
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 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 430 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township and Salem trade workers both ways
Salem is the top workplace for Madison Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Madison Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Madison Township on a workday
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Madison Township goes to work
Where Madison Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 22. 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.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Madison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 513 commuters (the 6% 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.
Madison Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Madison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Vernon Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $94,154 |
| Stampers Creek Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 26 min | $51,250 |
| Howard Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $95,938 |
| Posey Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 43 min | $43,100 |
| Hardinsburg | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Vernon Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hardinsburg and Vernon 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?
$94,154 (±$46,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
5.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (17%, 11 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 88 mi), New Albany (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.