Photo: Larry Bump · Public domainPerry Township has 9.9 jobs for every working resident: 4,455 people commute in to work
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Perry Township has 4,493 jobs; 454 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Bellefontaine (11%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Perry Township stands out on work
Perry Township fills up on a workday
Perry Township has 4,493 jobs, 9.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,000 people are in town, 5 times the 980 who live here. Day and night ↓
Perry Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Perry Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Perry Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Perry Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
86% of the jobs based in Perry Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 64% of the jobs Perry Township residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Perry Township. The jobs ↓
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 454 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Perry Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 416 residents head out to work and 38 work right here.
About 5,000 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 414% more 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.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Perry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,100 → 4,493. 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.
Who travels to work in Perry Township, and from where
Where Perry Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from Perry Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 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 360 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.
Near or far: the trip 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.
Around Perry Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Zane Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $105,035 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $91,510 |
| Bokescreek Township | 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $84,926 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $113,472 |
| Zane Township | 3% | A | D− | 34 min | $146,346 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$105,035 (±$44,393) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
10.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
19 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?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (11%, 10 mi), Allen Township (10%, 8 mi), Marysville (8%, 15 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.