Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEarning a living in Centerburg
Only 8% stay in Centerburg for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (10%, 27 miles). For jobs and income Centerburg is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Centerburg apart
Centerburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Centerburg is Columbus, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (54) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Centerburg 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 516 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Centerburg’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Centerburg’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Centerburg’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Centerburg could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The commute from Centerburg, by distance
About 21% 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.
From Centerburg, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 690 commuters (the 15% 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.
How many people are in Centerburg by day
On a workday 475 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 377 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 (0.81 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 Centerburg work
Where Centerburg clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
The 418 jobs based in Centerburg
418 jobs are based in Centerburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerburg, 2014 → 2024: 440 → 418. 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 Centerburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Centerburg, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 808 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). 5.8% of Centerburg households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Centerburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Centerburg is 1,636th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,634 | Addison VT | 1,352 | $107K | 4.5% | 0.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,635 | Buhler KS | 1,320 | $73K | 4.2% | 1.8% | 11% | B |
| 1,636 | Centerburg OH | 1,691 | $76K | 9.5% | 2.7% | 8% | B |
| 1,637 | Sauk Centre Township MN | 1,234 | $99K | 6.3% | 0.8% | 4% | B |
| 1,638 | Stoddard NH | 1,468 | $95K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Centerburg, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Centerburg: questions
What is the median household income in Centerburg?
$76,250 (±$10,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerburg?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerburg?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerburg work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (10%, 27 mi), Mount Vernon (9%, 13 mi), Sunbury (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Centerburg walkable?
Centerburg is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centerburg without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centerburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerburg
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. 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.