Most of Center Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 515 jobs in Center Township, and 1,230 of its residents work somewhere. Center Township grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Center Township
Center Township makes and builds things
56% 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 28%. The jobs ↓
Few Center Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How Center Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #460 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Center Township’s grade up (8.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Goods jobs make up 56% of work in Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 439 → 515. 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 1,436 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Center Township
About 30% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Center Township
On a workday 1,170 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 455 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
23% of working residents work in Bloomington
Where Center Township clocks in
23% of workers
15% of workers
5% 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.
Getting around Center Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Center Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #276 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 11.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,456 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). 5.7% 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.
How Center Township ranks: 3,068th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 90 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,066 | Russell KS | 4,286 | $57K | 17.8% | 0.4% | 51% | C |
| 3,067 | Jackson Township IN | 4,252 | $59K | 13.9% | 3.8% | 14% | C |
| 3,068 | Center Township IN | 3,262 | $75K | 8.2% | 7.3% | 5% | C |
| 3,069 | Clark Township OH | 2,993 | $74K | 11.4% | 4.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,070 | Williamsport Township KS | 4,334 | $56K | 22.3% | 3.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
The towns around Center Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | C | B− | 28 min | $75,250 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 30 min | $68,475 |
| Beech Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $76,989 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 37 min | $78,548 |
| Solsberry | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B | D− | 36 min | $67,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Solsberry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$75,250 (±$13,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
8.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (23%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (15%, 61 mi), Richland Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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.