Earning a living in Peru Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. About one in four work in Peru Township itself; outside it, Peru draws the most (23%, 2 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Peru Township apart on work
Peru Township trades workers with the towns around it
Peru Township has about as many jobs (4,050) as working residents (4,505), but they are mostly different people: 3,386 residents leave for work each day while 2,931 people come in. Only 28% of the jobs in Peru Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Peru Township and Peru trade workers both ways
Peru is the top workplace for Peru Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Peru Township come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Peru Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Peru Township fell from 5,391 in 2014 to 4,050 in 2024, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Peru Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who works in Peru Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,386 residents head out to work, 1,119 work right here, and 2,931 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Peru Township to work: where people go
Where Peru Township clocks in
6% 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.
What the 4,050 jobs in Peru Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peru Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,391 → 4,050. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Peru Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Peru Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peru Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,313 commuters (the 3% 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 miles Peru Township commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 28% of Peru Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peru Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $52,881 |
| Pipe Creek Township | 2% | C | C+ | 24 min | $61,313 |
| Washington Township | 3% | C− | D | 25 min | $48,723 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 22 min | $74,013 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | 62 min | — |
| Peru | 23% | D | B | 22 min | $46,159 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,179 |
| Erie Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Tipton Township | under 2% | C | C | 20 min | $56,875 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 38 min | $71,350 |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Township and Erie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peru. Darker towns draw more of Peru 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 2024, 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 Peru Township: questions
What is the median household income in Peru Township?
$52,881 (±$5,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peru Township?
22.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peru Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peru Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peru (23%, 2 mi), Kokomo (8%, 22 mi), Wabash (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Peru Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peru Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peru Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.