Most of Harrodsburg commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
20% of workers work from home, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Harrodsburg has 9 jobs, and 250 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Harrodsburg for work; outside it, Bloomington is the main destination (35%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrodsburg apart on work
Harrodsburg is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Harrodsburg, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrodsburg has about 57 people in it, 81% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harrodsburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Harrodsburg and Bloomington trade workers both ways
Bloomington is the top workplace for Harrodsburg residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Harrodsburg come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Harrodsburg, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Harrodsburg on a workday afternoon, 81% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Harrodsburg: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrodsburg workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 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.
The towns that employ Harrodsburg’s residents
Where Harrodsburg clocks in
35% of workers
10% 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.
What Harrodsburg’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrodsburg, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 9. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harrodsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Harrodsburg commutes
About 32% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Harrodsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Harrodsburg?
$35,417 (±$19,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrodsburg?
6.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrodsburg?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrodsburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (35%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 57 mi), Richland Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harrodsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrodsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrodsburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.