Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Perry Township works elsewhere
Perry Township has 169 jobs, and 444 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Perry Township for work; outside it, Sidney is the main destination (30%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 1% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Perry Township: the figures worth knowing
Perry Township and Sidney trade workers both ways
Sidney is the top workplace for Perry Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Perry Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Perry Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 444 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Perry Township commutes to
Where Perry Township clocks in
30% 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.
Getting to work from Perry Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 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 688 commuters (the 1% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Perry Township
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 156 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Perry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2014 → 2024: 150 → 169. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Perry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Perry Township, by distance
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 31% of Perry Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $103,571 |
| Salem Township | 1% | A− | D | 18 min | $88,409 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 17 min | $61,378 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $110,313 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $73,964 |
| Sidney | 30% | C+ | B− | 17 min | $60,668 |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sidney. 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 2024, 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?
$103,571 (±$37,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
13.3%, 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. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sidney (30%, 5 mi), Troy (6%, 19 mi), Piqua (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
1% 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), 2024, 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.