Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 1.4%, unemployment in Harrison Township is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Muncie draws the most (33%, 7 miles). The two grades for Harrison Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrison Township apart on work
Harrison Township trades workers with the towns around it
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (1,352) as working residents (1,284), but they are mostly different people: 1,199 residents leave for work each day while 1,267 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Harrison Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Harrison Township and Muncie trade workers both ways
Muncie is the top workplace for Harrison Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Harrison Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harrison Township went from 920 in 2013 to 1,352 in 2023, +47%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Harrison Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Harrison Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #122 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who commutes out of Harrison Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,199 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 1,267 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 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 1,253 commuters (the 14% 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.
Commuting out of Harrison Township: the destinations
Where Harrison Township clocks in
33% of workers
10% 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.
What work there is in Harrison Township: 1,352 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 920 → 1,352. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Harrison Township
About 17% 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.
Driving is how Harrison Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #434 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Harrison 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 1,456 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). 1.3% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
883rd of 4,355: where Harrison Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 85 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 138 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 881 | Fairview Township PA | 4,742 | $97K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 882 | Kachina Village AZ | 3,212 | $90K | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| 883 | Harrison Township IN | 3,531 | $83K | 6.7% | 1.4% | 7% | A− |
| 884 | Alva FL | 3,389 | $86K | 5.4% | 0.0% | 7% | A− |
| 885 | Chickamauga GA | 3,017 | $93K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Harrison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Harrison Township
The biggest share goes to Yorktown (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | A− | C− | 33 min | $82,806 |
| Yorktown | 3% | A− | C | 21 min | $81,674 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 28 min | $74,595 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $67,409 |
| Hamilton Township | 1% | B+ | D− | 21 min | $74,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$82,806 (±$15,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
6.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muncie (33%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 48 mi), Anderson (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison 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 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. 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.