With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Harrison Township works elsewhere
Harrison Township has 208 jobs; 751 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Harrison Township B; getting around on foot earns it C−. Home is the office for 20% 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
Work in Harrison Township, in a few figures
39% of Harrison Township works in Indianapolis
291 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 18 miles away. That’s 39 times as many as work in Harrison Township itself. The commute map ↓
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 208 jobs based in Harrison Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 1,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 751 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Harrison Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Harrison Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Harrison Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Harrison Township could be anywhere from C− to A+.
39% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Harrison Township clocks in
39% of workers
9% 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.
How a workday changes Harrison Township
On a workday 742 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
How long Harrison Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 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 677 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.
39% of the jobs in Harrison Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 212 → 208. 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
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.
Getting around Harrison Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 841 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). 1.9% 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.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Harrison Township comes 1,615th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,613 | Bergen NY | 1,242 | $89K | 14.9% | 2.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,614 | Niles Township IN | 1,387 | $66K | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,615 | Harrison Township IN | 1,578 | $75K | 12.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,616 | Township 11 KS | 1,969 | $62K | 2.8% | 1.2% | 36% | B |
| 1,617 | Middlefield NY | 1,870 | $118K | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5% | B |
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| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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.
Next door to Harrison Township
The biggest share goes to White River Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | B | C− | 27 min | $74,735 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | A | D | 29 min | $96,058 |
| Bargersville | under 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $114,231 |
| White River Township | 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Green Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 30 min | $116,474 |
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?
$74,735 (±$62,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
12.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
27 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 Indianapolis (39%, 18 mi), Martinsville (9%, 12 mi), Greenwood (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
0% 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 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.