Madison Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Madison Township itself; outside it, Cambridge draws the most (15%, 12 miles). Employers in Madison Township report 82 jobs, against 349 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
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 and Cambridge trade workers both ways
Cambridge is the top workplace for Madison Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Madison Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 82 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 730 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 349 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Madison Township ends
Where Madison Township clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Who leaves Madison Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 335 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The daily trip from Madison Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 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 516 commuters (the 0% 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.
Madison Township makes things: 87% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 104 → 82. 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.
Miles to work from Madison Township
About 26% 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.
The towns around Madison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $75,395 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Londonderry Township | under 2% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Wills Township | 4% | C | C+ | 23 min | $64,563 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township, Jefferson Township, Londonderry Township and Oxford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wills Township. 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?
$75,395 (±$13,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
5.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (15%, 12 mi), Wills Township (4%, 5 mi), Quaker City (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.
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.