Harmony has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Harmony; the top destination outside it is Terre Haute (15%, 17 miles). 68 jobs are based in Harmony, and 256 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Harmony apart
Fewer jobs are based in Harmony than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Harmony fell from 986 in 2013 to 68 in 2023, −93%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Harmony is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Harmony, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harmony has about 480 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Harmony workers work from home
Only 0% 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 256 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In Harmony, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 986 → 68. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Harmony, and who commutes in
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 daily trip from Harmony: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 0% 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.
Out of Harmony to work: where people go
Where Harmony clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Harmony
About 23% 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.
The towns around Harmony
The biggest share goes to Knightsville (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,615 |
| Knightsville | 6% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knightsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony’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: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony?
$54,615 (±$13,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony?
11.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (15%, 17 mi), Brazil (13%, 3 mi), Greencastle (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harmony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony
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.