Onon B. and Betsy Dahle House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Perry has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26. Employers in Perry report 49 jobs; 416 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Perry itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (35%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Perry
Perry is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Perry, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Perry has about 360 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Perry works in Madison
144 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Madison, 22 miles away. That’s far more as work in Perry itself. The commute map ↓
Perry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 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 416 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Perry by day
On a workday 414 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Perry on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Out of Perry to work: where people go
Where Perry clocks in
35% of workers
10% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Perry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Goods jobs make up 29% of work in Perry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 49. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Perry’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Perry and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | – | — | — | 31 min | $92,500 |
| Blue Mounds | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| York | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $113,438 |
| Primrose | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Moscow | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Mounds, Primrose and Moscow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perry’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: questions
What is the median household income in Perry?
$92,500 (±$30,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (35%, 22 mi), Belleville (10%, 12 mi), Verona (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry 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 Perry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perry
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.