Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of North Centre Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
North Centre Township has 184 jobs for 903 working residents. For jobs and income North Centre Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 1% stay in North Centre Township for work; outside it, Bloomsburg is the main destination (10%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from North Centre Township
Income, poverty and work: North Centre Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds North Centre Township’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 44% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: North Centre Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Centre Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
In and out of North Centre Township on a workday
On a workday 893 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in North Centre Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where North Centre Township’s working residents head each day
Where North Centre Township clocks in
10% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in North Centre Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Centre Township, 2014 → 2024: 188 → 184. 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 North Centre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in North Centre Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Centre Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 702 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.
Half of North Centre Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 18% 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 North Centre Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 782 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). 0.4% of North Centre Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Centre Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Centre Township places 1,568th of 5,404 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,566 | Armstrong Township IN | 1,634 | $86K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,567 | Wakeman Township OH | 2,806 | $82K | 11.1% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,568 | North Centre Township PA | 2,139 | $77K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,569 | Verona Walk FL | 2,695 | $66K | 1.1% | 2.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,570 | Athens Township MI | 2,458 | $63K | 5.4% | 2.0% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 North Centre Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
North Centre Township and its neighbors: 14% work next door
The biggest share goes to South Centre Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Centre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Centre Township | – | B | C− | 22 min | $76,591 |
| Orange Township | 1% | A− | B− | 24 min | $96,750 |
| Fishing Creek Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $81,932 |
| South Centre Township | 7% | C− | C | 21 min | $65,045 |
| Scott Township | 6% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $85,368 |
| Lightstreet | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Briar Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $77,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lightstreet: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Centre 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 North Centre Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Centre Township?
$76,591 (±$7,308) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Centre Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Centre Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Centre Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomsburg (10%, 6 mi), Mahoning Township (9%, 14 mi), South Centre Township (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Centre Township walkable?
North Centre Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Centre Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Centre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Centre 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.