Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Madison Township draws 25,126 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Madison Township report 26,557 jobs, and 12,671 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Madison Township are B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in ten work in Madison Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (44%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Madison Township stands out on work
Much of Madison Township works one town over
56% of working residents work in a town that borders Madison Township: Columbus (44%), Groveport (5%) and Canal Winchester (4%). Next door ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
58% of the jobs in Madison Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Madison Township is where the jobs are
Madison Township has 26,557 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 40,000 people are in town, 52% more than the 27,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Madison Township went from 15,637 in 2013 to 26,557 in 2023, +70%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Madison Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Madison Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #425 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Madison Township’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madison Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
What Madison Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 15,637 → 26,557. 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 workday in Madison Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11,240 residents head out to work and 1,431 work right here.
About 40,000 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 52% more 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.
Commuting in to Madison Township: where workers come from
Where Madison Township clocks in
44% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 long Madison Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 10,482 commuters (the 16% 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 goes to work
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.
Getting around Madison Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Madison Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #324 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,459 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 3.1% of Madison Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Madison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
761st of 1,477: where Madison Township ranks among U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 8 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 10 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
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| 19 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 759 | Clinton MS | 26,640 | $75K | 9.6% | 3.2% | 14% | B+ |
| 760 | Ennis TX | 25,694 | $75K | 10.9% | 2.9% | 24% | B+ |
| 761 | Madison Township OH | 26,569 | $89K | 8.9% | 5.5% | 11% | B+ |
| 762 | East San Gabriel CA | 23,410 | $109K | 11.6% | 6.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 763 | Temple Terrace FL | 27,075 | $69K | 9.0% | 3.7% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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.
56% of Madison Township works in a town 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+ | B | 23 min | $89,239 |
| Columbus | 44% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Canal Winchester | 4% | A+ | B | 25 min | $131,209 |
| Groveport | 5% | A− | B | 24 min | $93,586 |
| Obetz | 3% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $87,304 |
| Violet Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $122,471 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $78,611 |
| Truro Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 24 min | $65,999 |
| Pickerington | under 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $111,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. 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?
$89,239 (±$6,594) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
8.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (44%, 12 mi), Groveport (5%, 2 mi), Canal Winchester (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% 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), 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.