Macksville Tavern · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Peru Township have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
31.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Ohio 13.3%). Peru Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Home is the office for 2% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Peru Township apart on work
Peru Township and Norwalk trade workers both ways
Norwalk is the top workplace for Peru Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Peru Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Peru Township is a place people come home to
There are 137 jobs based in Peru Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Peru Township has about 710 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Peru Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. 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 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Peru Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Peru Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Peru Township’s grade up ($125,593, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Peru Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Peru Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
18% of working residents work in Norwalk
Where Peru Township clocks in
18% 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.
Who commutes out of Peru Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 463 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Peru Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Peru Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peru Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 2% 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.
A place that makes things: 74% of Peru Township’s jobs are in goods
137 jobs are based in Peru Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peru Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 137. 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 Peru Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Peru Township’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
Getting around Peru Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Peru Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Peru Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 483 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). 0.0% of Peru Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Peru Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Peru Township ranks: 1,472nd of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,470 | Ore City TX | 1,210 | $73K | 13.5% | 4.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,471 | Rangeley ME | 1,336 | $58K | 1.8% | 19.4% | 58% | C+ |
| 1,472 | Peru Township OH | 1,043 | $126K | 31.7% | 2.6% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,473 | East Hazel Crest IL | 1,250 | $55K | 24.3% | 13.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,474 | Victoria KS | 1,134 | $78K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Peru Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Peru Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peru Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru Township | – | C+ | D− | 16 min | $125,593 |
| Bronson Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 15 min | $69,453 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ridgefield Township | under 3% | B− | D | 20 min | $70,199 |
| Greenfield Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 21 min | $82,303 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peru 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 Peru Township: questions
What is the median household income in Peru Township?
$125,593 (±$21,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peru Township?
31.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peru Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peru Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwalk (18%, 6 mi), Monroeville (9%, 5 mi), Perkins Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Peru Township walkable?
Peru Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Peru 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 Peru Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peru 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.