Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.0%, unemployment in Perkins Township is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
6% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). The two grades for Perkins Township are A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in five work in Perkins Township; the top destination outside it is Sandusky (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Perkins Township, in a few figures
Perkins Township and Sandusky trade workers both ways
Sandusky is the top workplace for Perkins Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Perkins Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Perkins Township is where the jobs are
Perkins Township has 9,007 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Perkins Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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.
Inside Perkins Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perkins Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #310 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,659, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perkins Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where the people who work in Perkins Township live
Where Perkins Township clocks in
22% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Who commutes out of Perkins Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,608 residents head out to work, 986 work right here, and 8,021 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Perkins Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Perkins Township’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perkins Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,532 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
What the 9,007 jobs in Perkins Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perkins Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,401 → 9,007. 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 Perkins Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Perkins Township
About 22% 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.
For most of Perkins Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perkins Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #148 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,913 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 35% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 8.0% of Perkins Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Perkins Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Perkins Township is 825th among 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 823 | McCalla AL | 13,253 | $87K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| 824 | New Franklin OH | 13,873 | $90K | 6.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 825 | Perkins Township OH | 12,302 | $77K | 5.7% | 2.0% | 18% | A− |
| 826 | Lower Swatara Township PA | 10,043 | $87K | 9.0% | 3.1% | 9% | A− |
| 827 | Home Gardens CA | 10,506 | $96K | 6.2% | 5.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Perkins Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 28% of Perkins Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perkins Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Township | – | A− | B+ | 17 min | $76,659 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | A | D | 24 min | $126,458 |
| Margaretta Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $78,333 |
| Sandusky | 22% | D | A+ | 18 min | $50,139 |
| Huron Township | 2% | B | C+ | 24 min | $88,204 |
| Bloomingville | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomingville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sandusky. Darker towns draw more of Perkins 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 Perkins Township: questions
What is the median household income in Perkins Township?
$76,659 (±$4,703) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perkins Township?
5.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perkins Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perkins Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandusky (22%, 4 mi), Margaretta Township (4%, 7 mi), Norwalk (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perkins Township walkable?
Perkins Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perkins Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perkins Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perkins 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.