Photo: Seauton, 4 March 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0Perris has higher unemployment (7.9%) than 88% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home (California 17%). Jobs and income earn Perris B−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.3 in Riverside.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Perris apart on work
Perris has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Perris went from 13,625 in 2013 to 25,905 in 2023, +90%. The jobs ↓
Perris workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
48% of the jobs in Perris are in trade, transport and utilities, against 29% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Perris’ commute
The biggest draw, Riverside, gets only 8% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Perris residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Perris
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perris is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #490 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Perris’ grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perris could be anywhere from B− to B.
Inside Perris’ 25,905 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perris, 2013 → 2023: 13,625 → 25,905. 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 Perris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Perris: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perris workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32,996 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
8% of working residents work in Riverside
Where Perris clocks in
8% 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 a workday changes Perris
On a workday 31,230 residents head out to work, 3,064 work right here, and 22,841 people come in from elsewhere.
About 75,000 people are in Perris on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
How far Perris’ workers travel
About 21% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Perris
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perris is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #470 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 35,001 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 86% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 46% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 4.9% of Perris households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Perris’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 58,000 to 112,000, Perris ranks 362nd of 555 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 360 | Carmichael CA | 76,948 | $86K | 12.6% | 7.3% | 7% | B− |
| 361 | Hempstead NY | 59,819 | $90K | 14.4% | 9.2% | 8% | B− |
| 362 | Perris CA | 83,237 | $89K | 10.7% | 7.9% | 9% | B− |
| 363 | Kenosha WI | 99,239 | $71K | 13.7% | 4.5% | 29% | B− |
| 364 | Idaho Falls ID | 71,785 | $73K | 11.5% | 4.2% | 54% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 555 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Perris, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Perris and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Moreno Valley (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perris | – | B− | A− | 37 min | $88,911 |
| Menifee | under 3% | B | B | 42 min | $93,454 |
| Good Hope | under 3% | C− | B− | 36 min | $56,981 |
| Moreno Valley | 7% | B | B+ | 36 min | $93,222 |
| Mead Valley | under 3% | B− | B | 32 min | $86,795 |
| March ARB | under 3% | B | A− | 36 min | $72,411 |
| Meadowbrook | under 3% | B− | B | 42 min | $56,212 |
| Romoland | under 3% | A+ | B | 47 min | $106,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perris’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 Perris: questions
What is the median household income in Perris?
$88,911 (±$4,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perris?
10.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perris?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perris work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverside (8%, 14 mi), Moreno Valley (7%, 9 mi), Los Angeles (5%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perris walkable?
Perris is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perris without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 46% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perris
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.