Most of Harmony Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana. 238 jobs are based in Harmony Township for 506 working residents. Jobs and income earn Harmony Township C; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Harmony Township
30% of Harmony Township works in Evansville
150 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Evansville, 22 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Harmony Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Harmony Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 506 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Harmony Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Harmony Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Harmony Township’s grade up (10.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Harmony 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, Harmony Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
30% of working residents work in Evansville
Where Harmony Township clocks in
30% 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 25 minutes each way for Harmony Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 657 commuters (the 1% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Harmony Township
On a workday 473 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Harmony 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.
The kinds of work in Harmony Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 231 → 238. 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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Harmony Township
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.
Few in Harmony Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harmony Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Harmony 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 667 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). 0.0% of Harmony Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harmony Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Harmony Township is 2,321st of 4,312 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,600 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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| 75 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 82 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 127 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 2,319 | Waverly IL | 1,142 | $56K | 7.9% | 4.9% | 6% | C |
| 2,320 | Brooklyn MI | 1,450 | $56K | 9.0% | 2.3% | 7% | C |
| 2,321 | Harmony Township IN | 1,219 | $64K | 10.1% | 3.7% | 7% | C |
| 2,322 | Nottingham Township IN | 1,040 | $65K | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4% | C |
| 2,323 | Charlton Township MI | 1,413 | $67K | 6.4% | 8.1% | 3% | C |
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| 4,312 | 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 Harmony Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Harmony Township
The biggest share goes to Lynn Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | C | C+ | 25 min | $64,271 |
| Robb Township | under 2% | B | B− | 25 min | $59,150 |
| Lynn Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $86,974 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony 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 Harmony Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony Township?
$64,271 (±$17,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
10.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (30%, 22 mi), Black Township (12%, 11 mi), Mount Vernon (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harmony Township walkable?
Harmony Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harmony 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 Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony 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.