Most of Center Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 2% of workers (Indiana 11%). 76 jobs are based in Center Township; 546 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Center Township are C for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Center Township and work: the main findings
Center Township is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Center Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Center Township has about 800 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (15 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Center Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 546 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Center Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Center Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Center Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.0%) is left out: Center Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Center Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Center Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 545 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
How long Center Township spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 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 387 commuters (the 2% 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.
24% of working residents work in Patoka Township
Where Center Township clocks in
24% of workers
20% of workers
10% 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.
In Center Township, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 57 → 76. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Center Township, by distance
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Center Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Center Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Center Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 395 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). 0.5% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Center Township is 2,692nd of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,690 | Stratford WI | 1,619 | $67K | 13.7% | 1.3% | 15% | C |
| 2,691 | Rivoli Township IL | 1,019 | $56K | 9.6% | 1.6% | 2% | C |
| 2,692 | Center Township IN | 1,265 | $64K | 12.8% | 1.0% | <1% | C |
| 2,693 | Thornhurst Township PA | 1,014 | $72K | 11.3% | 3.5% | <1% | C |
| 2,694 | Wolcott VT | 1,672 | $70K | 9.3% | 3.7% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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.
Bordering towns draw 24% of Center Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | C | D | 38 min | $64,009 |
| Patoka Township | 24% | B− | B+ | 15 min | $65,014 |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $54,711 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Barton Township | under 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $62,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Patoka Township. 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 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Center Township?
$64,009 (±$12,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
12.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Patoka Township (24%, 8 mi), Princeton (20%, 7 mi), Evansville (10%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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), 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. 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.