Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Perry Township (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Perry Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Only 6% work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (8%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Perry Township: the figures worth knowing
Perry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Perry Township is a place people come home to
There are 329 jobs based in Perry Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Perry Township has about 3,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Perry Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Perry Township is Cincinnati, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (162) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Perry Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Perry Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perry Township could be anywhere from B to A.
How long Perry Township spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,182 commuters (the 12% 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.
Who commutes out of Perry Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,931 residents head out to work, 115 work right here, and 214 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
How far it is 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.
The places Perry Township commutes to
Where Perry Township clocks in
8% 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.
What Perry Township’s employers do
329 jobs are based in Perry Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 390 → 329. 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.
Most trips from Perry Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,469 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.0% of Perry Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Perry Township next to U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400: 792nd of 3,867 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 790 | North Plains OR | 3,414 | $118K | 2.9% | 6.4% | 1% | A− |
| 791 | Morgan's Point Resort TX | 4,746 | $79K | 6.3% | 1.2% | 1% | A− |
| 792 | Perry Township OH | 4,729 | $99K | 5.1% | 1.5% | 6% | A− |
| 793 | Chester MD | 4,797 | $102K | 8.1% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 794 | Madeira Beach FL | 3,940 | $76K | 5.5% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Perry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | A− | D | 37 min | $98,773 |
| Dodson Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $70,441 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $88,156 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 38 min | $80,313 |
| Green Township | under 3% | D− | C | 34 min | $48,047 |
| Sterling Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 27 min | $77,660 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem 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?
$98,773 (±$13,411) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
5.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (8%, 31 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 25 mi), Union Township (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% 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. 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.