Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Perry Township have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
35% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. The two grades for Perry Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Hardly any work in Perry Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (53%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Perry Township: the gist
Much of Perry Township works one town over
64% of working residents work in a town that borders Perry Township: Columbus (53%), Dublin (7%) and Worthington (3%). Next door ↓
A lot of Perry Township works from home
35% of Perry Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Perry Township
73% of Perry Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 54% of the jobs based in Perry Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Perry Township empties out on a workday
About 2,500 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 3,800 who live here: 2,100 head out to work and 780 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The figures behind Perry Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perry Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #76 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Perry Township’s grade up (0.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perry Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Getting to work from Perry Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 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 1,150 commuters (the 35% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Perry Township
792 jobs are based in Perry Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 812 → 792. 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.
In and out of Perry Township on a workday
On a workday 2,092 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 779 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.38 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
53% of workers
7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls 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 commute in Perry Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perry Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #738 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,761 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% 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). 0.6% 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.
How Perry Township ranks: 228th of 4,153 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 226 | Sherwood WI | 3,311 | $110K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1% | A |
| 227 | Monmouth Township KS | 3,224 | $106K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 228 | Perry Township OH | 3,796 | $186K | 0.2% | 4.8% | 1% | A |
| 229 | Mather CA | 4,520 | $146K | 2.8% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 230 | Oakland FL | 3,774 | $152K | 7.2% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | 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.
Perry Township and its neighbors: 64% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | A | C− | 20 min | $186,154 |
| Columbus | 53% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Worthington | 3% | A | B+ | 20 min | $127,382 |
| Sharon Township | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $127,434 |
| Upper Arlington | 1% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $155,167 |
| Dublin | 7% | A+ | B | 23 min | $160,296 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 23 min | $147,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. 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?
$186,154 (±$23,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
0.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (53%, 10 mi), Dublin (7%, 5 mi), Westerville (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.