Household incomes in Center Township are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Center Township are B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 12.2% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. About one in three stay in Center Township for work; outside it, Frankfort is the main destination (34%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Center Township at work: what stands out
Center Township and Frankfort trade workers both ways
Frankfort is the top workplace for Center Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Center Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Center Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Center Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Center Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Center Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Center Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #347 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Center Township’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($59,611, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Where people from Center Township work
Where Center Township clocks in
34% of workers
8% 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.
Center Township works in goods: 47% of its jobs
7,864 jobs are based in Center Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,187 → 7,864. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Center Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,171 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Center Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,817 residents head out to work, 2,210 work right here, and 5,654 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Center Township works
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.
Most of Center Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Center Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #293 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,559 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). 4.7% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Center Township is 1,386th among 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,384 | St. Peter MN | 12,275 | $65K | 16.8% | 2.0% | 33% | B− |
| 1,385 | Calhoun GA | 20,196 | $59K | 14.1% | 2.3% | 31% | B− |
| 1,386 | Center Township IN | 17,577 | $60K | 12.2% | 2.7% | 31% | B− |
| 1,387 | Hermitage PA | 16,308 | $70K | 10.9% | 4.9% | 26% | B− |
| 1,388 | Prunedale CA | 19,723 | $104K | 11.1% | 8.5% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Center Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
35% of Center Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | B− | C+ | 19 min | $59,611 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C | 16 min | $61,042 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $74,028 |
| Michigan Township | 1% | C | C− | 23 min | $50,875 |
| Frankfort | 34% | C+ | B− | 19 min | $57,412 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Frankfort. Darker towns draw more of Center 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Center Township?
$59,611 (±$4,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
12.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
31% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (34%, 2 mi), Lafayette (12%, 21 mi), Lebanon (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Center 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. 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.