Photo: Jimrickshaw · Public domainUnemployment in Perry Township (2.8%) is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Perry Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in ten work in Perry Township itself; outside it, Canton draws the most (18%, 6 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Perry Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Perry Township works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Perry Township: Canton (18%), Jackson Township (12%) and Massillon (9%). Next door ↓
Perry Township makes and builds things
37% 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 23%. The jobs ↓
Perry Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,505 jobs in Perry Township are filled from a wide area. Perry Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Perry Township
Job access by car holds Perry Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($68,771, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Perry Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
In Perry Township, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
8,505 jobs are based in Perry Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,361 → 8,505. 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.
Out of Perry Township to work: where people go
Where Perry Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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 daily commute in and out of Perry Township
On a workday 11,891 residents head out to work, 1,064 work right here, and 7,441 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
Commuting from Perry Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 12,906 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.
The distance from Perry Township to work
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.
Perry Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,702 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). 4.2% of Perry Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 20,000 to 38,000, Perry Township ranks 713th of 1,409 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 8 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 711 | Yukon OK | 27,615 | $75K | 8.8% | 4.0% | 10% | B+ |
| 712 | Lemon Grove CA | 27,936 | $88K | 9.2% | 5.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 713 | Perry Township OH | 28,259 | $69K | 10.1% | 2.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 714 | Hanover Park IL | 36,568 | $92K | 12.5% | 5.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 715 | Leland NC | 35,731 | $92K | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,409 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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.
The towns next door employ 42% of Perry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | B+ | B− | 19 min | $68,771 |
| Massillon | 9% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $56,446 |
| Jackson Township | 12% | A | B− | 22 min | $93,927 |
| Bethlehem Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 21 min | $71,161 |
| Canton | 18% | C− | A− | 19 min | $43,188 |
| Canton Township | 3% | B | C | 21 min | $61,760 |
| Tuscarawas Township | under 3% | A− | C | 23 min | $87,150 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. 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?
$68,771 (±$5,048) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
10.1%, 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 Canton (18%, 6 mi), Jackson Township (12%, 6 mi), Massillon (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
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), 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.