Atwood draws about two in five of Center Township’s working residents
About one in seven stay in Center Township for work; outside it, Atwood is the main destination (44%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 39% of workers; Kansas has 12%. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Center Township by day
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Center Township work
Where Center Township clocks in
44% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
76% of the jobs in Center Township pay over $3,333 a month
106 jobs are based in Center Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 79 → 106. 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Center Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 39% 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.
Half of Center Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 24% 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 in the towns next to Center Township
The biggest share goes to Ludell Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $44,250 |
| Ludell Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mirage Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Driftwood Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Rocewood Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Rovohl Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Herl Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Barrett Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ludell Township, Mirage Township, Driftwood Township, Rocewood Township, Rovohl Township, Herl Township, Union Township and Barrett Township: 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 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?
$44,250 (±$14,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
9.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
12% work in town.
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.