Work & commute · Madison

Work & commute in Madison, IN

46% of Madison’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Madison (38%), Hanover (3%) and Columbus (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

46%

3,317 of 7,137 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,820 Madison residents head out of town to work, 3,317 work right here, and 6,228 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Madison.

3,820live here, work elsewhere

3,317live and work here

6,228work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Madison goes to work

Madison1.8 mi away

38%2,679

Madison (in town)right here

9%638

Hanover6.9 mi away

3%247

Columbus41.3 mi away

2%160

North Vernon21 mi away

2%128

Center79.8 mi away

1%98

Seymour29.6 mi away

1%95

Scottsburg22.6 mi away

1%94

Shelby7.8 mi away

1%68

Washington85.9 mi away

1%63

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%2,867

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Madison commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

55%

10%

26%

55%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Madison is balanced between jobs and homes

1.34jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Madison are

9,545 jobs are based in Madison. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Madison’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Madison

9,545 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Madison residents hold

7,137 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

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Jobs based in Madison, 2013 → 2023: 9,501 → 9,545. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.