Photo: IndyTaylor · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Perry Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
About one in ten stay in Perry Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (56%, 7 miles). Perry Township grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Perry Township
The four measures behind Perry Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perry Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #212 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Perry Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perry Township could be anywhere from B to B+.
Perry Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 46,436 residents head out to work, 5,537 work right here, and 30,408 people come in from elsewhere.
About 107,000 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
The towns that employ Perry Township’s residents
Where Perry Township clocks in
56% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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 35,945 jobs based in Perry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 34,446 → 35,945. 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.
Time on the road from Perry Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 54,296 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Perry Township
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.
Driving is how Perry Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perry Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #108 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 60,646 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 50% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 7.5% of Perry Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
How Perry Township ranks: 156th of 334 U.S. towns of 86,000 to 167,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Buckeye AZ | 125,445 | $99K | 8.0% | 4.9% | 8% | B |
| 155 | Deltona FL | 100,267 | $77K | 10.2% | 3.4% | 4% | B |
| 156 | Perry Township IN | 123,439 | $67K | 12.8% | 2.9% | 11% | B |
| 157 | Burbank CA | 102,988 | $97K | 10.7% | 7.4% | 25% | B |
| 158 | Conroe TX | 119,564 | $76K | 11.2% | 3.9% | 23% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 334 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Perry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns next door employ 66% of Perry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | B | B+ | 25 min | $66,897 |
| Decatur Township | under 1% | C+ | C | 26 min | $70,206 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
| Indianapolis | 56% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| White River Township | under 1% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Greenwood | 8% | A− | B | 25 min | $83,608 |
| Center Township | under 1% | C | A+ | 24 min | $55,129 |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 25 min | $84,437 |
| Beech Grove | 2% | B− | B | 21 min | $49,973 |
| Warren Township | under 1% | C | A− | 25 min | $58,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. 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?
$66,897 (±$2,593) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
12.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
11% work in town.
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.