Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Perry Township works elsewhere
There are 17 jobs in Perry Township for 221 working residents. Hardly any work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (8%, 48 miles). Working residents average 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Perry Township
Perry Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Perry Township is Columbus, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (18) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Perry Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Perry Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Perry Township has about 460 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Perry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 32 minutes). 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; with 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Perry Township goes to work
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.
Who leaves Perry Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Time on the road from Perry Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 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 110 commuters (the 8% 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.
Commuting out of Perry Township: the destinations
Where Perry Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
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.
In Perry Township, 82% 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: 33 → 17. 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 Perry Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $48,906 |
| Newcastle Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 30 min | $72,639 |
Same-state neighbors only. Newcastle Township, Pike Township and Bedford 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?
$48,906 (±$27,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
15.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (8%, 48 mi), Newark (7%, 20 mi), Coshocton (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.