More than half of Harrison Lake’s working residents commute to Columbus
Harrison Lake has 92 jobs; 189 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%). Hardly any stay in Harrison Lake for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (58%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Harrison Lake
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Harrison Lake on a workday afternoon, 67% fewer than live here.
0.49 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Harrison Lake’s residents
Where Harrison Lake clocks in
58% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Harrison Lake: what the 92 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Lake, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 92. 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 Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harrison Lake
of Harrison Lake workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
The distance from Harrison Lake to work
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.
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 Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Lake?
$140,000 (±$78,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Lake?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harrison Lake work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Harrison Lake 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 Harrison Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison Lake
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.