Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMad River Township has higher household incomes than 61% of U.S. towns
At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Mad River Township run about the Ohio average. 8.2% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Mad River Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mad River Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mad River Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #401 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mad River Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How many people are in Mad River Township by day
On a workday 4,188 residents head out to work, 410 work right here, and 2,461 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Mad River Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
16% of working residents work in Springfield
Where Mad River Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Mad River Township
2,871 jobs are based in Mad River Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mad River Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,735 → 2,871. 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 Mad River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Mad River Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mad River Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,346 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mad River Township
About 15% 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.
Driving is how Mad River Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mad River Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #885 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Mad River 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 4,868 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). 1.9% of Mad River Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Mad River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mad River Township is 1,087th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | 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+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,085 | Trenton OH | 14,241 | $81K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,086 | Freeport ME | 8,934 | $107K | 8.5% | 4.8% | 20% | B+ |
| 1,087 | Mad River Township OH | 10,961 | $84K | 8.2% | 4.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,088 | Gonzalez FL | 14,458 | $82K | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,089 | Atoka TN | 10,645 | $90K | 7.0% | 4.5% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Mad River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 16% of Mad River Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mad River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Township | – | B+ | D | 24 min | $83,700 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | C | B− | 24 min | $66,519 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $88,180 |
| Springfield | 16% | C− | A− | 21 min | $47,143 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 21 min | $62,856 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $79,762 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | B | A− | 21 min | $89,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Mad River 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 Mad River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mad River Township?
$83,700 (±$8,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mad River Township?
8.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mad River Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mad River Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (16%, 8 mi), Dayton (7%, 16 mi), Columbus (5%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mad River Township walkable?
Mad River Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mad River Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mad River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mad River 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.