Stranger Creek Warren Truss Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Center Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
52 jobs are based in Center Township; 318 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Center Township itself; outside it, Atchison draws the most (31%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Center Township at work: what stands out
Center Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Center Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Center Township has about 350 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Center Township and Atchison trade workers both ways
Atchison is the top workplace for Center Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Center Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Center Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 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
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Getting to work from Center Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 189 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Center Township
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.
Next door to Center Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,338 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Norton Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Pleasant Township and Lancaster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Norton Township and Benton Township: 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?
$54,338 (±$15,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
6.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atchison (31%, 10 mi), Topeka (6%, 37 mi), Leavenworth (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.