Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Center Township works elsewhere
Employers in Center Township report 326 jobs, against 974 working residents. For jobs and income Center Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 3% work in Center Township; the top destination outside it is Middleburg (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Center Township in brief
Center Township makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Center Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Center Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Center Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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 974 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Center Township
Unemployment holds Center Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Making and building: 65% of jobs based in Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2014 → 2024: 315 → 326. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Center Township’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,141 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Center Township
On a workday 949 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 301 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Center Township commutes to
Where Center Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Half of Center Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 17% 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.
For most of Center Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,251 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). 7.3% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,510th of 5,207: where Center Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
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| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,508 | Fremont Township MI | 1,971 | $108K | 5.5% | 12.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,509 | Northampton NY | 2,482 | $72K | 6.4% | 3.4% | 13% | B− |
| 2,510 | Center Township PA | 2,430 | $70K | 12.4% | 1.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,511 | Middlecreek Township PA | 2,056 | $62K | 14.7% | 0.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,512 | Pardeeville WI | 2,248 | $65K | 8.8% | 1.0% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Pennsylvania.
Around Center Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | B− | C+ | 20 min | $70,298 |
| Limestone Township | under 3% | B− | B | 20 min | $88,281 |
| Franklin Township | 6% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $51,167 |
| Middlecreek Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 28 min | $62,344 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 22 min | $72,171 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Center Township?
$70,298 (±$14,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
12.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middleburg (9%, 4 mi), Penn Township (7%, 10 mi), Franklin Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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), 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.