Harrison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Washington (28%, 8 miles). Employers in Harrison Township report 54 jobs, against 301 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrison Township and work: the main findings
Harrison Township and Washington trade workers both ways
Washington is the top workplace for Harrison Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Harrison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 460 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Harrison Township 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 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Harrison Township goes to work
Where Harrison Township clocks in
28% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Harrison Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Harrison Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 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.
A place that makes things: 93% of Harrison Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 54. 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 Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Harrison Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 Harrison Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $128,929 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $81,522 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Veale Township | under 2% | B | D− | 20 min | $92,708 |
| Reeve Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Washington Township | 7% | C+ | B | 18 min | $58,630 |
Same-state neighbors only. Boone Township: not graded. Reeve Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harrison 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 Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Township?
$128,929 (±$46,368) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
5.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (28%, 8 mi), Washington Township (7%, 9 mi), Jasper (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison 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.