Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHardly anyone in Madison Township is out of work
Only 1% work in Madison Township itself; outside it, Newark draws the most (24%, 5 miles). For jobs and income Madison Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Madison Township and work: the main findings
Madison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Madison Township and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Madison Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Madison Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Madison Township
64% of Madison Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Madison Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Madison Township
Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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+.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Madison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 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 1,338 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where the trip to work from Madison Township ends
Where Madison Township clocks in
24% of workers
18% 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.
The 656 jobs based in Madison Township
656 jobs are based in Madison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 499 → 656. 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.
How a workday changes Madison Township
On a workday 1,458 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 636 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.44 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 2024, primary jobs.
Half of Madison Township commutes less than 21 miles
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.
In Madison Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,441 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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). 7.8% 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.
Madison Township is 580th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 578 | Prairie Ronde Township MI | 2,402 | $126K | 3.7% | 3.4% | 1% | A |
| 579 | Tuxedo NY | 3,735 | $130K | 7.7% | 2.6% | 8% | A |
| 580 | Madison Township OH | 3,444 | $87K | 6.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 581 | Potosi TX | 4,322 | $122K | 2.5% | 3.3% | <1% | A |
| 582 | Ashland NE | 3,483 | $89K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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: 30% 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 | – | A | C+ | 33 min | $87,472 |
| Newark | 24% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $61,670 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | D | 32 min | $104,250 |
| Heath | 6% | B | B | 24 min | $71,917 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A | D− | 31 min | $114,516 |
| Mary Ann Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,455 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newark. 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?
$87,472 (±$16,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (24%, 5 mi), Columbus (18%, 35 mi), Heath (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Madison Township walkable?
Madison Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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.