Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPerry Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 59% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 59% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (22%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Perry Township
Perry Township is a place people come home to
There are 153 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 1,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Perry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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 947 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Perry Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perry Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Perry Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perry Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Perry Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 919 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.16 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 919 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
22% of working residents work in Bloomington
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Perry Township clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Perry Township makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
153 jobs are based in Perry Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Perry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 153. 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.
Half of Perry Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 23% 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.
Most trips from Perry Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perry Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Perry Township 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 1,056 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). 0.0% of Perry Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Perry Township is 1,883rd of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Perry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 72 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 181 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,881 | Guntown MS | 2,616 | $96K | 9.8% | 3.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,882 | Spring Bay Township IL | 2,529 | $76K | 9.7% | 4.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,883 | Perry Township IN | 2,343 | $82K | 8.4% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,884 | Pulaski Township OH | 2,433 | $67K | 7.5% | 2.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,885 | Ryan Township PA | 2,550 | $91K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Perry Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Perry Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | B | D− | 32 min | $81,964 |
| Marshall Township | under 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $98,750 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 37 min | $78,548 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 36 min | $67,262 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 34 min | $92,853 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$81,964 (±$26,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
8.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (22%, 15 mi), Bedford (17%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (5%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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. 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.