Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Madison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
2% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Madison Township report 77 jobs for 357 working residents. Only 6% work in Madison Township itself; outside it, East Franklin Township draws the most (10%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Madison Township, in brief
Madison Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 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 520 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Madison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Madison Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Madison Township
On a workday 335 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Madison Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 426 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where people from Madison Township work
Where Madison Township clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Madison Township: what the 77 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2014 → 2024: 88 → 77. 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
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.
Next door to Madison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $54,417 |
| Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Porter Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $70,156 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Mahoning Township | under 2% | D | B− | 22 min | $53,056 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Township and Washington Township: 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 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?
$54,417 (±$7,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
8.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madison Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (10%, 8 mi), Butler Township (5%, 26 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Madison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.