Where Perry Township earns its living
Working residents average 14 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 40% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Ortonville (13%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Perry Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Perry Township ends
Where Perry Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 40% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Perry Township’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
Perry Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $206,250 |
| Agassiz Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Walter Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Arena Township | under 3% | — | — | 66 min | — |
| Lake Shore Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Agassiz Township, Walter Township, Arena Township and Lake Shore 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 2% of Perry Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- 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?
$206,250 (±$57,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ortonville (13%, 15 mi), Madison (10%, 9 mi), Dawson (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.