Jobs, income and commuting in Harrison Township, KS
There are 82 jobs in Harrison Township, against 64 working residents. 27% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrison Township by day and by night
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 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.
28% of working residents work in Lyons
Where Harrison Township clocks in
9% 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 works in goods: 70% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 82. 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.
Working from home in Harrison Township
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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 far it is to work from Harrison Township
About 20% 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.
28% of Harrison Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | — | $87,188 |
| Lyons | 28% | C− | B | 18 min | $62,569 |
| Victoria Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Mitchell Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Atlanta Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Victoria Township, Lincoln Township, Mitchell Township and Atlanta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lyons. 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?
$87,188 (±$67,648) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyons (28%, 3 mi), McPherson (9%, 29 mi), Hutchinson (9%, 28 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.