Harrison Township has lower household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 26.1% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. For jobs and income Harrison Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (A+). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 5.7 in Indianapolis.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrison Township apart on work
Much of Harrison Township works one town over
51% of working residents work in a town that borders Harrison Township: Terre Haute (46%) and Honey Creek Township (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Harrison Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. 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.
What’s behind Harrison Township’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($41,155, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
Time on the road from Harrison Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 19,393 commuters (the 5% 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 daily commute in and out of Harrison Township
On a workday 10,696 residents head out to work, 6,659 work right here, and 17,336 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56,000 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 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.
46% of working residents work in Terre Haute
Where Harrison Township clocks in
46% 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 Township: what the 23,995 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 28,482 → 23,995. 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.
How many miles Harrison Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Harrison Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,435 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 29% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.5% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Harrison Township compares with U.S. towns of 34,000 to 67,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 33 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 16% | A+ |
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| 48 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 87 | Washington Township IN | 62,740 | $100K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
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| 927 | Lima OH | 34,695 | $46K | 23.9% | 8.5% | 27% | D |
| 928 | Warren OH | 38,328 | $38K | 31.9% | 9.4% | 18% | D |
| 929 | Harrison Township IN | 49,277 | $41K | 26.1% | 7.4% | 38% | D |
| 930 | Binghamton NY | 46,418 | $46K | 32.6% | 10.2% | 29% | D |
| 931 | Saginaw MI | 42,863 | $39K | 34.0% | 10.1% | 21% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 947 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Bordering towns draw 51% of Harrison Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Terre Haute (46%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | D | A+ | 19 min | $41,155 |
| Terre Haute | 46% | D | A | 19 min | $43,126 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $55,625 |
| Lost Creek Township | under 2% | B | B | 19 min | $67,471 |
| Honey Creek Township | 5% | C+ | C | 18 min | $65,458 |
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?
$41,155 (±$2,502) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
26.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
38% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (46%, 1 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 69 mi), Honey Creek Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 29% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.