Most of West Perry Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn West Perry Township C; getting around on foot earns it B−. Employers in West Perry Township report 200 jobs; 437 of its residents have a job. 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in West Perry Township
What drives the Jobs & income grade in West Perry Township
On income, poverty and job access, West Perry Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Perry Township’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: West 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, West Perry Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
West Perry Township’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Perry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 390 commuters (the 6% 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 a workday changes West Perry Township
On a workday 426 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in West Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2023, primary jobs.
7% of working residents work in Middleburg
Where West Perry Township clocks in
7% 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.
45% of the jobs in West Perry Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 164 → 200. 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 West Perry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region West Perry Township works
About 19% 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 of West Perry Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Perry Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place West Perry 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 413 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). 0.5% of West Perry Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Perry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, West Perry Township comes 2,209th 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+ |
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| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,207 | White Sulphur Springs MT | 1,056 | $62K | 6.1% | 0.0% | 39% | C |
| 2,208 | Galatia Township IL | 1,056 | $48K | 5.7% | 8.6% | 5% | C |
| 2,209 | West Perry Township PA | 1,081 | $62K | 8.5% | 1.4% | 3% | C |
| 2,210 | White Post Township IN | 1,052 | $63K | 8.4% | 3.0% | 3% | C |
| 2,211 | Whiteoak Township OH | 1,331 | $78K | 13.2% | 1.3% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 West Perry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 12% of West Perry Township
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Perry Township | – | C | B− | 31 min | $61,528 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | C | C | 33 min | $67,000 |
| Richfield | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Fayette Township | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $75,250 |
| Spring Township | 3% | D | C | 31 min | $58,558 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $51,167 |
| West Beaver Township | under 3% | D | D | 29 min | $49,886 |
| Perry Township | 4% | B+ | B | 23 min | $65,236 |
Same-state neighbors only. Richfield: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West 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 West Perry Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Perry Township?
$61,528 (±$12,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Perry Township?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Perry Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Perry Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middleburg (7%, 8 mi), Penn Township (6%, 15 mi), Franklin Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Perry Township walkable?
West Perry Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Perry 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 West Perry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West 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.