Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Harmon Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 82 jobs in Harmon Township; 157 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Harmon Township itself; outside it, Dixon draws the most (15%, 10 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Harmon Township
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Harmon 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.
Where Harmon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Harmon Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Harmon Township makes things: 95% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmon Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 82. 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 Harmon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Harmon Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Harmon Township
About 39% 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.
Harmon Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Nelson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $70,625 |
| Montmorency Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 20 min | $92,147 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township, Hamilton Township and Nelson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmon 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 Harmon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmon Township?
$70,625 (±$56,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmon Township?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dixon (15%, 10 mi), Sterling (8%, 9 mi), Chicago (5%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmon 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 Harmon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmon 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.