Photo: Nyttend · Public domainThere are 3.3 jobs in Madison Township for every working resident, and 1,224 people commute in
Only 6% work in Madison Township; the top destination outside it is Bryan (14%, 13 miles). Employers in Madison Township report 1,247 jobs for 381 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Madison Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
90% of the jobs in Madison Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Madison Township has far more jobs than workers
Madison Township has 1,247 jobs, 3.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,700 people are in town, 98% more than the 880 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Madison Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Madison Township went from 602 in 2013 to 1,247 in 2023, +107%. 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; with 381 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The kinds of work in Madison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 602 → 1,247. 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.
How a workday changes Madison Township
On a workday 358 residents head out to work and 23 work right here.
About 1,700 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 98% more than live here.
3.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Madison Township, and from where
Where Madison Township clocks in
14% 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Madison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 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 475 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.
How far Madison Township goes to work
About 19% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Madison Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Holiday City (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $49,500 |
| Bridgewater Township | 2% | C− | D | 20 min | $77,143 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B | D− | 16 min | $73,750 |
| Mill Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Holiday City | 9% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Superior Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $67,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mill Creek Township and Holiday City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$49,500 (±$38,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
20.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
17 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?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bryan (14%, 13 mi), Montpelier (10%, 6 mi), Pioneer (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.