Harris Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
5,416 jobs are based in Harris Township for 11,004 working residents. Harris Township grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Harris Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Harris Township apart
Harris Township and South Bend trade workers both ways
South Bend is the top workplace for Harris Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Harris Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Harris Township
67% of Harris Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Harris Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Harris Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Inside Harris Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harris Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #117 of 593 in Indiana. Household income is its strongest input ($112,056, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harris Township could be anywhere from B to A.
20% of working residents work in South Bend
Where Harris Township clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
11% 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.
What Harris Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harris Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,351 → 5,416. 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 Harris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Harris Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
A workday in Harris Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 10,308 residents head out to work, 696 work right here, and 4,720 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Harris Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Harris Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harris Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,929 commuters (the 13% 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.
Getting around Harris Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harris Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #309 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,469 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). 1.6% of Harris Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Harris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000, Harris Township ranks 600th of 1,642 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 29 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 107 | Vernon Township IN | 20,047 | $108K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 211 | Sugar Creek Township IN | 18,299 | $101K | 5.6% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 598 | Stevenson Ranch CA | 20,990 | $158K | 4.2% | 9.1% | 3% | A− |
| 599 | Saratoga Springs NY | 28,768 | $106K | 9.7% | 2.5% | 30% | A− |
| 600 | Harris Township IN | 24,560 | $112K | 7.1% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| 601 | Nipomo CA | 17,516 | $110K | 5.7% | 3.3% | 11% | A− |
| 602 | East Fishkill NY | 29,801 | $139K | 3.8% | 5.5% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Harris Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Harris Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Township | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $112,056 |
| Penn Township | 5% | C+ | B | 21 min | $65,544 |
| Clay Township | 2% | B− | A− | 20 min | $72,406 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harris 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 Harris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harris Township?
$112,056 (±$7,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harris Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harris Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harris Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Bend (20%, 9 mi), Mishawaka (16%, 5 mi), Elkhart (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harris Township walkable?
Harris Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harris Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harris 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.