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Jobs & commute in Madison Township

Most of Madison Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

There are 12 jobs in Madison Township, and 91 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Madison Township itself; outside it, Princeton draws the most (27%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 22% of workers; Missouri has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Madison Township

On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

90live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday160
240live here− 90head out to work+ 11come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Madison Township’s working residents head each day

SeymourCreston: 2 residents work here (2%)RutledgeMercer: 2 residents work here (2%)ClarksvillePrinceton: 25 residents work here (27%)Albany: 2 residents work here (2%)Odessa: 2 residents work here (2%)Trenton: 5 residents work here (5%)Creve Coeur: 2 residents work here (2%)WarrensburgKansas City: 9 residents work here (10%)Independence: 2 residents work here (2%)Trail Creek TownshipWashington TownshipMadison TownshipLindley TownshipMorgan Township: 9 residents work here (10%)Washington TownshipHarrison TownshipGrand River TownshipPrincetonKansas CityMorgan TownshipTrentonCrestonMercerMadison Township
1
Princeton9.2 mi away
27%25
2
Kansas City93.1 mi away
10%9
3
Morgan Township11.4 mi away
10%9
4
Trenton17.3 mi away
5%5
5
Creston, IA61.6 mi away
2%2
6
Mercer17 mi away
2%2
7
Albany32.4 mi away
2%2
8
Odessa91.7 mi away
2%2
9
Creve Coeur208.8 mi away
2%2
10
Independence91.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%31
The top trips

Where Madison Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 50% of work in Madison Township

Jobs based in Madison TownshipJobs Madison Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%18%
Trade, transport & utilities42%19%
Services: health, schools, offices8%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less58%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%24%
Over $3,333 a month25%55%

Who does it

29 or younger17%31%
30 to 5458%48%
55 and older25%21%

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.

Time on the road

Commuting from Madison Township: about 20 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
151 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Madison Township20 min
Missouri24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

of Madison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Madison Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 52 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Madison Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPrinceton: 27% · 9.2 miKansas City: 10% · 93.1 miMorgan Township: 10% · 11.4 miTrenton: 5% · 17.3 miCreston: 2% · 61.6 miMercer: 2% · 17 miAlbany: 2% · 32.4 miOdessa: 2% · 91.7 miCreve Coeur: 2% · 208.8 miIndependence: 2% · 91.2 miPrinceton 27%Kansas City 10%Morgan Township 10%Trenton 5%Creston 2%Madison Township
Madison TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi18 residents
29%10–24 mi26 residents
9%25–50 mi8 residents
42%Over 50 mi37 residents

About 42% 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.

Next door

Around Madison Township: the bordering towns

Trail Creek Township: few work hereWashington Township: few work hereWashington Township: few work hereHarrison Township: few work hereTrail Creek TownshipWashington TownshipWashington TownshipHarrison TownshipMadison Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Madison Township20 min
Trail Creek Township21 min
Washington Township24 min
Harrison Township26 min
Washington Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMadison Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Madison Township–——20 min$48,214
Trail Creek Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Washington Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Washington Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Harrison Townshipunder 3%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Trail Creek Township, Washington Township, Washington Township and Harrison 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Madison Township: questions

What is the median household income in Madison Township?

$48,214 (±$40,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?

11.7%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Madison Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Madison Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (27%, 9 mi), Kansas City (10%, 93 mi), Morgan Township (10%, 11 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Madison Township

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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.