With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Centerton works elsewhere
1,623 jobs are based in Centerton, against 9,608 working residents. The two grades for Centerton are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Centerton, in a few figures
Jobs in Centerton have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Centerton went from 573 in 2013 to 1,623 in 2023, +183%. The jobs ↓
40% of Centerton works in Bentonville
3,810 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Bentonville, 3.7 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in Centerton itself. The commute map ↓
Centerton is a place people come home to
There are 1,623 jobs based in Centerton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Centerton has about 19,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Centerton residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Centerton
64% of Centerton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Centerton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Centerton: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Centerton is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #4 of 123 in Arkansas. Household income is its strongest input ($115,713, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Centerton could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What Centerton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerton, 2013 → 2023: 573 → 1,623. 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 Centerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
40% of working residents work in Bentonville
Where Centerton clocks in
40% of workers
16% 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.
Centerton by day and by night
On a workday 9,345 residents head out to work, 263 work right here, and 1,360 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Centerton on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Centerton
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.
From Centerton, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerton workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,120 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% 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.
Few in Centerton walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Centerton is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #98 of 123 in Arkansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,233 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). 1.9% of Centerton households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Centerton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Centerton ranks: 203rd of 1,509 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 201 | Lutz FL | 27,106 | $120K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
| 202 | Ewa Gentry HI | 26,563 | $136K | 2.9% | 3.6% | <1% | A |
| 203 | Centerton AR | 27,176 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 204 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 205 | Fremont Township IL | 34,086 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 459 | Bryant AR | 22,815 | $83K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 508 | Maumelle AR | 19,780 | $103K | 7.1% | 3.8% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 635 | Bella Vista AR | 34,518 | $88K | 3.6% | 4.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Centerton, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Bordering towns draw 40% of Centerton’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerton | – | A | C− | 24 min | $115,713 |
| Bentonville | 40% | A | B | 19 min | $112,792 |
| Highfill | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $92,596 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bentonville. Darker towns draw more of Centerton’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 Centerton: questions
What is the median household income in Centerton?
$115,713 (±$4,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerton?
5.5%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bentonville (40%, 4 mi), Rogers (16%, 8 mi), Springdale (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Centerton walkable?
Centerton is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centerton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centerton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerton
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. 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.