Photo: Ombsz · CC BY-SA 3.0Center Township’s household incomes are higher than in 67% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Center Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (9%, 22 miles). The poverty rate is 3.7%, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Center Township grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Center Township, in brief
Center Township trades workers with the towns around it
Center Township has about as many jobs (5,521) as working residents (4,868), but they are mostly different people: 4,371 residents leave for work each day while 5,024 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Center Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Center Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,521 jobs in Center Township are filled from a wide area. Center Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Center Township
65% of Center Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Center Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Center Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Center Township is Pittsburgh, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (422) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Center Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #313 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Center Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 4,371 residents head out to work, 497 work right here, and 5,024 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 (1.13 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.
Commuting out of Center Township: the destinations
Where Center Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Center Township: 5,521 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,116 → 5,521. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Center Township
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.
Getting to work from Center Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 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 4,872 commuters (the 15% 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.
Getting around Center Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,752 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Center Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Center Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Center Township places 835th of 2,695 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 833 | North Branford CT | 13,551 | $108K | 3.8% | 5.9% | 10% | A− |
| 834 | Lisbon ME | 9,919 | $78K | 5.3% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| 835 | Center Township PA | 11,998 | $89K | 3.7% | 4.4% | 10% | A− |
| 836 | Mount Vista WA | 10,764 | $100K | 5.9% | 4.3% | 6% | A− |
| 837 | Patchogue NY | 12,486 | $107K | 10.6% | 3.5% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
Next door to Center Township
The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | A− | B+ | 24 min | $89,346 |
| Raccoon Township | under 3% | B | C− | 26 min | $84,792 |
| Monaca | under 3% | B− | B+ | 32 min | $73,538 |
| Potter Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hopewell Township | 4% | B+ | C | 26 min | $74,185 |
| Conway | under 3% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $66,029 |
Same-state neighbors only. Potter 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?
$89,346 (±$11,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
3.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 22 mi), Moon Township (6%, 11 mi), Findlay Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Township walkable?
Center Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.