With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Centerville Township works elsewhere
29 jobs are based in Centerville Township, and 203 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Centerville Township for work; outside it, Olathe is the main destination (14%, 47 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Centerville Township at work: what stands out
Centerville Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Centerville Township is Olathe, 47 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (28) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Centerville Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Centerville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Centerville Township has about 310 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Centerville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 115 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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Centerville Township commutes
About 36% 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.
In and out of Centerville Township on a workday
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Centerville Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The trip to work from Centerville Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 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 203 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.
The places Centerville Township commutes to
Where Centerville Township clocks in
7% 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.
Jobs in Centerville Township: what the 29 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerville Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 29. 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 Centerville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Centerville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $97,396 |
| Paris Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Mound City Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $63,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paris Township, Lincoln Township, Blue Mound Township and Walker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Liberty Township: 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 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 Centerville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Centerville Township?
$97,396 (±$28,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerville Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerville Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerville Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (14%, 47 mi), Paola (7%, 26 mi), Wichita (5%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Centerville 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 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), 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.