Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Perry Township, PA
Only 6% work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Morgantown (11%, 13 miles). Perry Township grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. 7% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Perry Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Perry Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Perry Township fell from 1,259 in 2013 to 451 in 2023, −64%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Perry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical 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 543 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Perry Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Perry Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Perry Township’s grade up (9.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Perry 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, Perry Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Jobs in Perry Township: what the 451 are
451 jobs are based in Perry Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,259 → 451. 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.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Perry Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 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 569 commuters (the 7% 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.
Perry Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 512 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 420 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Perry Township commutes to
Where Perry Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
The commute from Perry Township, by distance
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Perry Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perry Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 613 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). 10.7% 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.
Perry Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800: 3,076th of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,074 | Cooleemee NC | 1,002 | $47K | 10.6% | 5.3% | 2% | C |
| 3,075 | Delaware Township IN | 1,548 | $75K | 10.9% | 1.8% | <1% | C |
| 3,076 | Perry Township PA | 1,331 | $70K | 9.0% | 2.7% | 6% | C |
| 3,077 | Pinetops NC | 1,198 | $60K | 13.1% | 2.7% | 5% | C |
| 3,078 | West Pelzer SC | 1,038 | $54K | 17.8% | 9.8% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | 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 Perry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Perry Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | C | D | 35 min | $69,609 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 35 min | $79,375 |
| Dunkard Township | under 2% | D | D− | 32 min | $56,964 |
| Whiteley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whiteley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$69,609 (±$23,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
9.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (11%, 13 mi), Franklin Township (10%, 8 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perry Township walkable?
Perry Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% 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.