Madison Township has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Madison Township C+; getting around on foot earns it B−. For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Madison Township at work: what stands out
Madison Township trades workers with the towns around it
Madison Township has about as many jobs (2,372) as working residents (2,571), but they are mostly different people: 2,056 residents leave for work each day while 1,857 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Madison Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township and Greenfield trade workers both ways
Greenfield is the top workplace for Madison Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Madison Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Madison Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Madison Township went from 1,586 in 2014 to 2,372 in 2024, +50%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Madison Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Madison Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #774 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Madison Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madison Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
How a workday changes Madison Township
On a workday 2,056 residents head out to work, 515 work right here, and 1,857 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Greenfield
Where Madison Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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.
In Madison Township, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,372 jobs are based in Madison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,586 → 2,372. 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.
From Madison Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 2,871 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Madison Township
About 25% 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 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 47% of U.S. towns, #464 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Madison 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 3,026 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). 8.7% 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 3,306 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700, Madison Township comes 2,304th 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 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
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| 2,302 | Lampasas TX | 7,988 | $67K | 15.1% | 3.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,303 | Princeton WV | 5,578 | $44K | 16.9% | 1.6% | 24% | C+ |
| 2,304 | Madison Township OH | 6,468 | $59K | 16.1% | 1.5% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,305 | Kodiak AK | 5,281 | $90K | 7.5% | 8.3% | — | C+ |
| 2,306 | Dexter MO | 7,851 | $52K | 17.0% | 1.4% | 25% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | 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.
Bordering towns draw 19% of Madison Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | C+ | B− | 22 min | $59,286 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | B | D | 25 min | $72,972 |
| Buckskin Township | under 3% | D | D | 25 min | $46,553 |
| Paint Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 31 min | $52,059 |
| Paint Township | under 3% | D | D | 34 min | $53,325 |
| Greenfield | 19% | C− | A− | 22 min | $46,875 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 40 min | $76,014 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C | D− | 39 min | $63,651 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenfield. 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?
$59,286 (±$11,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
16.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (19%, 2 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 13 mi), Columbus (5%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% 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. 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.