Center Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Center Township itself; outside it, Evansville draws the most (39%, 16 miles). 95 jobs are based in Center Township; 726 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Center Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Center Township in brief
Center Township is a place people come home to
There are 95 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 820 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
39% of Center Township works in Evansville
283 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Evansville, 17 miles away. That’s 39 times as many as work in Center Township itself. The commute map ↓
Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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; with 726 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Center Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Center Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.2%) 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 C− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Center Township
On a workday 721 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Center Township to work: where people go
Where Center Township clocks in
39% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 770 commuters (the 6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 36% of work in Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 95. 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.
How far it is to work from Center Township
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Center Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 822 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). 12.4% 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.
How Center Township ranks: 1,242nd of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 123 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,240 | Bally PA | 1,243 | $76K | 8.6% | 1.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,241 | Galena Township IN | 1,918 | $86K | 7.5% | 3.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,242 | Center Township IN | 1,453 | $87K | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,243 | Greenbush Township MN | 1,333 | $106K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,244 | Illini Township IL | 1,282 | $99K | 6.9% | 4.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 | – | B+ | D | 30 min | $86,974 |
| Robinson Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $98,135 |
| Lynn Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Blairsville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Robb Township | under 3% | B | B− | 25 min | $59,150 |
| Smith Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 28 min | $66,667 |
| Harmony Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 25 min | $64,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township and Blairsville: 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?
$86,974 (±$67,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
4.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (39%, 16 mi), Black Township (6%, 11 mi), Poseyville (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 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 12% 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.