Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Indianapolis draws about two in three of Center Township’s working residents
About one in three work in Center Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (67%, 0 miles). The two grades for Center Township are C for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Center Township: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Center Township works in Indianapolis
46,719 working residents, 67%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 0.4 miles away. That’s twice as many as work in Center Township itself. The commute map ↓
Center Township is where the jobs are
Center Township has 208,973 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 294,000 people are in town, 89% more than the 155,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Center Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
The jobs in Center Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
75% of the jobs based in Center Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Center Township residents hold. 89% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Center Township. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
30% of Center Township’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Center Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #478 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Center Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from C− to C.
The daily trip into Center Township
Where Center Township clocks in
67% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 by day and by night
On a workday 47,176 residents head out to work, 22,862 work right here, and 186,111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 294,000 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 89% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Center Township, by distance
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.
75% of the jobs in Center Township pay over $3,333 a month
208,973 jobs are based in Center Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 186,832 → 208,973. 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 trip to work from Center Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 63,972 commuters (the 16% 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 is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 75,953 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 71% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.3% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 109,000 to 210,000, Center Township ranks 185th of 219 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 9% | A+ |
| 2 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| 3 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
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| 52 | Washington Township IN | 140,572 | $77K | 9.1% | 3.3% | 17% | B+ |
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| 89 | Perry Township IN | 123,439 | $67K | 12.8% | 2.9% | 10% | B |
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| 114 | Lawrence Township IN | 124,509 | $72K | 12.3% | 5.0% | 14% | B− |
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| 183 | Mobile AL | 200,824 | $54K | 18.4% | 5.6% | 61% | C |
| 184 | Eugene OR | 178,618 | $67K | 19.0% | 7.6% | 56% | C |
| 185 | Center Township IN | 155,258 | $55K | 24.7% | 6.8% | 33% | C |
| 186 | Pueblo CO | 110,404 | $57K | 17.5% | 5.0% | 51% | C |
| 187 | Edinburg TX | 110,700 | $59K | 26.0% | 6.1% | 29% | C |
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| 219 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 52% | 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.
Center Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | C | A+ | 24 min | $55,129 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $57,059 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $77,416 |
| Warren Township | under 1% | C | A− | 25 min | $58,962 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | B | B+ | 25 min | $66,897 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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?
$55,129 (±$2,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
24.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
33% work in town.
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 71% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.