With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Perry Township works elsewhere
Perry Township has 112 jobs for 347 working residents. Only 3% work in Perry Township itself; outside it, Peru draws the most (9%, 14 miles). For 18% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Perry Township in brief
The trip to work from Perry Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 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 382 commuters (the 18% 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.
How many people are in Perry Township by day
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Perry Township: the destinations
Where Perry Township clocks in
7% 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.
In Perry Township, 55% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 112. 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.
How far Perry Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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 Perry Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $111,563 |
| Richland Township | 5% | C+ | D− | 38 min | $71,350 |
| Allen Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Henry Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $79,539 |
| Paw Paw Township | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $68,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Allen 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?
$111,563 (±$46,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
1.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peru (9%, 14 mi), Wabash (7%, 14 mi), Rochester (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry Township 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 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.