Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Kokomo (15%, 12 miles). There are 102 jobs in Harrison Township for 280 working residents. 20% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Harrison Township in brief
Commutes from Harrison Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 62 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Harrison Township
20% of Harrison Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 280 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 12 minutes to work from Harrison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.7 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 316 commuters (the 20% 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.
How many people are in Harrison Township by day
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Harrison Township to work: where people go
Where Harrison Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Harrison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 102. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Harrison Township
About 21% 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.
Around Harrison Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Butler Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $70,250 |
| Butler Township | 2% | — | — | 62 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 29 min | $85,750 |
| Clay Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | B | B | 22 min | $84,632 |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Clay Township: 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?
$70,250 (±$28,177) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
4.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kokomo (15%, 12 mi), Marion (11%, 17 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison Township 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 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.