Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Centerville has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Centerville A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 4% work in Centerville itself; outside it, California draws the most (5%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Centerville stands out on work
Centerville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Centerville pay little
28% of the jobs based in Centerville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Centerville
62% of Centerville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Centerville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Centerville’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Centerville is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #326 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Centerville’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($71,250, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Centerville could be anywhere from B− to A.
How long Centerville spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,341 commuters (the 10% 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.
What the 524 jobs in Centerville are
524 jobs are based in Centerville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerville, 2014 → 2024: 529 → 524. 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 Centerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Centerville, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,237 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 477 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Centerville on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Centerville ends
Where Centerville clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
How far Centerville goes to work
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.
Getting around Centerville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Centerville is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #984 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Centerville 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 1,490 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). 9.3% of Centerville households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Centerville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Centerville ranks 853rd of 4,453 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 851 | Otsego MI | 4,045 | $74K | 5.3% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 852 | Wallburg NC | 3,255 | $88K | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| 853 | Centerville PA | 3,223 | $71K | 4.5% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 854 | Hanover Township OH | 3,226 | $104K | 5.4% | 3.1% | 4% | A− |
| 855 | Freedom CA | 3,172 | $94K | 7.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Centerville, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Centerville compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | – | A− | D | 38 min | $71,250 |
| West Pike Run Township | under 3% | B | D | 31 min | $76,563 |
| Deemston | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| California | 5% | D | A | 21 min | $48,606 |
| Luzerne Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
| East Bethlehem Township | under 3% | C | B | 30 min | $68,438 |
| Aaronsburg | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Beallsville | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| West Brownsville | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Brownsville | under 3% | D | A− | 25 min | $31,810 |
| Hiller | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deemston and Beallsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Aaronsburg and Hiller: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. West Brownsville: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to California. Darker towns draw more of Centerville’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 Centerville: questions
What is the median household income in Centerville?
$71,250 (±$14,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerville?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerville?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are California (5%, 3 mi), Washington (4%, 18 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Centerville walkable?
Centerville is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centerville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerville
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.