Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Madison Township works elsewhere
There are 767 jobs in Madison Township; 3,993 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Madison Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% stay in Madison Township for work; outside it, Middletown is the main destination (15%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Madison Township: the figures worth knowing
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 767 jobs based in Madison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Madison Township has about 5,600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township and Middletown trade workers both ways
Middletown is the top workplace for Madison Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Madison Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Madison Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Madison Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #330 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Madison Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madison Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Madison Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,806 residents head out to work, 187 work right here, and 580 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Madison Township: the destinations
Where Madison Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
What Madison Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 773 → 767. 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 Madison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,923 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far Madison Township’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Madison Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Madison Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #869 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,328 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of Madison Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Madison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,907 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000, Madison Township comes 1,003rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 8 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,001 | Shrewsbury MO | 6,231 | $81K | 10.0% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,002 | Castle Shannon PA | 8,006 | $64K | 10.5% | 0.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,003 | Madison Township OH | 8,853 | $82K | 10.0% | 1.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,004 | Hampstead MD | 6,281 | $98K | 6.9% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,005 | Plumas Lake CA | 9,418 | $120K | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2% | B+ |
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| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Ohio.
Madison Township and its neighbors: 21% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| Trenton | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $80,635 |
| Lemon Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 24 min | $101,942 |
| Middletown | 15% | C | A− | 24 min | $57,102 |
| German Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $97,250 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $147,886 |
| St. Clair Township | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $80,337 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $75,257 |
| Monroe | 6% | A | C+ | 23 min | $105,250 |
| Gratis Township | under 3% | B | D | 29 min | $88,523 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Middletown. 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 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 Madison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Madison Township?
$82,216 (±$12,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
10.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (15%, 4 mi), Cincinnati (6%, 28 mi), Monroe (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 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 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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. 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.