Lutze Housebarn · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Centerville
Only 3% work in Centerville; the top destination outside it is Sheboygan (14%, 14 miles). For 27% of workers, the job is at home (Wisconsin 13%). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Centerville: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Centerville works from home
27% of Centerville workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Centerville are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 302 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Centerville: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerville workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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 Centerville by day
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 246 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 (0.84 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.
Where people from Centerville work
Where Centerville clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
72% of the jobs in Centerville make or build things
255 jobs are based in Centerville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerville, 2013 → 2023: 168 → 255. 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 Centerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Centerville commutes less than 15 miles
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Centerville: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | – | — | — | 16 min | $92,143 |
| Cleveland | under 2% | A− | C+ | 19 min | $82,589 |
| Newton | under 2% | A | C+ | 19 min | $84,837 |
| Mosel | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Meeme | 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $98,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mosel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Meeme. 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 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 Centerville: questions
What is the median household income in Centerville?
$92,143 (±$22,691) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerville?
6.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerville?
16 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sheboygan (14%, 14 mi), Manitowoc (8%, 12 mi), Kohler (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Centerville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.