Milton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The average commute, 25 minutes each way, matches the Indiana norm. Employers in Milton Township report 23 jobs, against 345 working residents. Hardly any work in Milton Township itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (32%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Milton Township, in brief
Milton Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Milton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Milton Township has about 510 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Milton Township works in Madison
111 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Madison, 8.2 miles away. That’s far more as work in Milton Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 345 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Milton Township
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Milton Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Milton Township work
Where Milton Township clocks in
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.
How far Milton Township goes to work
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Milton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 23. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Milton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Milton Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 553 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.
Work next door: 11% of Milton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $98,672 |
| Madison Township | 11% | C | B− | 20 min | $61,237 |
| Shelby Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 37 min | $57,500 |
| Craig Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 37 min | $105,400 |
| Lamb | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Craig Township and Lamb: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Madison Township. Darker towns draw more of Milton 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 2024, 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 Milton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Milton Township?
$98,672 (±$53,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton Township?
15.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (32%, 8 mi), Madison Township (11%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Milton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.