Perry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. There are 34 jobs in Perry Township; 205 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Perry Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (11%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Perry Township, in brief
Perry Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Perry Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Perry Township has about 300 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Perry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (14 to 28 minutes). 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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Perry Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles Perry Township commutes
About 35% 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.
The daily trip from Perry Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where people from Perry Township work
Where Perry Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
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.
Jobs in Perry Township: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 34. 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 Perry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Perry Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Griggsville Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $75,417 |
| Fairmount Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Griggsville Township | 6% | D− | C+ | 23 min | $43,750 |
| Chambersburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| New Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairmount Township, Chambersburg Township, Elkhorn Township and New Salem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perry 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 Perry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Perry Township?
$75,417 (±$38,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
16.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (11%, 14 mi), Springfield (11%, 58 mi), Mount Sterling (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perry 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.