Centerville Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
2% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Employers in Centerville Township report 42 jobs for 178 working residents. Only 1% work in Centerville Township; the top destination outside it is Parsons (24%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Centerville Township
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Centerville Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where people from Centerville Township work
Where Centerville Township clocks in
24% of workers
19% 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.
What Centerville Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerville Township, 2014 → 2024: 36 → 42. 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 Centerville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Centerville Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerville Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 2% 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.
Centerville Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Centerville Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $61,771 |
| Mission Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Erie Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 18 min | $46,184 |
| Ladore Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chetopa Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Walnut Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mission Township, Ladore Township, Chetopa Township and Walnut Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centerville 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 Centerville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Centerville Township?
$61,771 (±$15,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerville Township?
14.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerville Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (24%, 12 mi), Chanute (19%, 14 mi), Erie (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Centerville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centerville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerville 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.