Work & commute · Perry

Work & commute in Perry, IN

About one in 5 of Perry’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (52%), Center (5%) and Richland (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

3,857 of 19,509 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15,652 Perry residents head out of town to work, 3,857 work right here, and 14,109 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Perry.

15,652live here, work elsewhere

3,857live and work here

14,109work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Perry goes to work

Bloomington3.1 mi away

52%10,125

Center49.7 mi away

5%1,011

Richland7.8 mi away

4%829

Bloomington6.3 mi away

3%606

Perry (in town)right here

3%527

Spencer17.8 mi away

2%400

Van Buren5.8 mi away

1%285

Bedford18 mi away

1%249

Washington56 mi away

1%235

Columbus32.6 mi away

1%216

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%5,026

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Perry commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

65%

12%

18%

65%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Perry is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Perry are

17,966 jobs are based in Perry. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Perry’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Perry

17,966 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Perry residents hold

19,509 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+7%

Jobs based in Perry, 2013 → 2023: 16,818 → 17,966. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.