Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Households in Perry Township have higher incomes than those in 72% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Perry Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). Below the poverty line: 4.8% of residents, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. Only 5% stay in Perry Township for work; outside it, Maxatawny Township is the main destination (7%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Perry Township: the gist
Perry Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Perry Township went from 884 in 2014 to 1,560 in 2024, +76%. The jobs ↓
Perry Township makes and builds things
47% 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 29%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Perry Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment 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 B to A+.
Goods, not services: 47% of the jobs in Perry Township
1,560 jobs are based in Perry Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2014 → 2024: 884 → 1,560. 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 daily commute in and out of Perry Township
On a workday 1,175 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 1,503 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Perry Township to work: where people go
Where Perry Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
From Perry Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 957 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Perry Township’s workers travel
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.
Perry Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,071 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). 1.4% of Perry Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
637th of 4,868: where Perry Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 70 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 635 | Marion Township IN | 1,930 | $93K | 6.4% | 0.0% | 5% | A− |
| 636 | Bertrand Township MI | 2,587 | $101K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 637 | Perry Township PA | 2,524 | $95K | 4.8% | 3.3% | 5% | A− |
| 638 | Maple Lake MN | 2,216 | $94K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 9% | A− |
| 639 | Conewago Township PA | 3,067 | $108K | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Pennsylvania.
Around Perry Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Tilden Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | A− | C+ | 22 min | $94,531 |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 22 min | $76,302 |
| Centre Township | under 3% | A | D | 26 min | $95,375 |
| Greenwich Township | under 3% | A | B− | 23 min | $103,393 |
| Shoemakersville | under 3% | B+ | A | 25 min | $79,476 |
| Virginville | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Tilden Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $80,168 |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 31 min | $99,023 |
| Ontelaunee Township | 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $111,154 |
| Maidencreek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $111,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Virginville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 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?
$94,531 (±$18,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (7%, 10 mi), Reading (6%, 12 mi), Muhlenberg Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 3% 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. 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. 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.