Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 9.0%, unemployment in Center Township is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Center Township are D− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 89% of U.S. towns. About one in four work in Center Township; the top destination outside it is Woodsfield (24%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Center Township and work: the main findings
Center Township trades workers with the towns around it
Center Township has about as many jobs (1,398) as working residents (1,251), but they are mostly different people: 894 residents leave for work each day while 1,041 people come in. Only 26% of the jobs in Center Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Center Township and Woodsfield trade workers both ways
Woodsfield is the top workplace for Center Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Center Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Jobs & income in Center Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns, #988 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Center Township’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The daily commute in and out of Center Township
On a workday 894 residents head out to work, 357 work right here, and 1,041 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 (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Center Township’s working residents head each day
Where Center Township clocks in
24% 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.
How long Center Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,266 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
Jobs in Center Township: what the 1,398 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,197 → 1,398. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Center Township, by distance
About 26% 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.
Center Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Center Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #126 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Center Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,341 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 15.5% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Center Township compares with U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,147 | Heavener OK | 3,070 | $34K | 33.0% | 6.0% | 28% | D− |
| 4,148 | Williston SC | 2,898 | $39K | 30.5% | 6.5% | 10% | D− |
| 4,149 | Center Township OH | 3,362 | $49K | 19.4% | 9.0% | 29% | D− |
| 4,150 | La Fayette AL | 2,621 | $33K | 33.4% | 6.1% | 11% | D− |
| 4,151 | Rio Dell CA | 3,211 | $43K | 17.6% | 14.3% | 7% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,269 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Center Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Center Township
The biggest share goes to Sunsbury Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | D− | A− | 28 min | $48,887 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Malaga Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,000 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sunsbury Township | 1% | D | B | 33 min | $63,487 |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Wayne Township, Green Township and Summit 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 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?
$48,887 (±$7,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
19.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (24%, 1 mi), Cambridge (5%, 32 mi), Columbus (3%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.