With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Center Township works elsewhere
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. 3 jobs are based in Center Township, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. 10.6% of residents live below the poverty line; Kansas has 11.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Center Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
30% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Center Township clocks in
30% of workers
7% 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 makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 3. 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.
Working from home in Center Township
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Center Township
About 37% 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.
Work next door: 30% 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 | – | — | — | — | $85,583 |
| Minneapolis | 30% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $57,702 |
| Garfield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Concord Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Culver Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Henry Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garfield Township, Concord Township, Culver Township and Henry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minneapolis. 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?
$85,583 (±$82,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
10.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (30%, 6 mi), Salina (22%, 19 mi), Natoma (7%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% 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.