Work means Columbus for more than half of Harrison Township’s working residents
The two grades for Harrison Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Home is the office for 20% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Harrison Township stands out on work
More than half of Harrison Township works in Columbus
1,109 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Columbus, 6.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 57 times as many as work in Harrison Township itself. The commute map ↓
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 316 jobs based in Harrison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 2,800 people in it, 37% 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 ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Harrison Township
67% of Harrison Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Harrison Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Harrison Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Harrison Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #108 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Harrison Township’s grade up (1.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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+.
The places Harrison Township commutes to
Where Harrison Township clocks in
57% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Harrison Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,940 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 296 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
From Harrison Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 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 1,692 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.
What work there is in Harrison Township: 316 jobs
316 jobs are based in Harrison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 301 → 316. 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.
Where in the region Harrison Township works
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
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,114 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). 0.7% 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 ranks: 830th of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 95 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 130 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 134 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 828 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque NM | 5,790 | $73K | 8.8% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
| 829 | Montebello NY | 4,828 | $134K | 11.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 830 | Harrison Township IN | 4,423 | $120K | 1.6% | 5.0% | 1% | A− |
| 831 | Cottrellville Township MI | 3,469 | $92K | 5.0% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 832 | Franklin Township OH | 3,491 | $87K | 8.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A− |
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| 4,000 | 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.
58% of Harrison Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Columbus (57%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | A− | C− | 21 min | $119,877 |
| Columbus Township | 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,652 |
| Columbus | 57% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $77,456 |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbus 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?
$119,877 (±$36,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
1.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
21 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.
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
<1% 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.