Harrison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Harrison Township has 34 jobs; 221 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Harrison Township for work; outside it, Ottawa is the main destination (22%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Harrison Township, in brief
Harrison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 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 260 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Harrison Township works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Harrison Township: Ottawa (22%) and Ottawa Township (3%). Next door ↓
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 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 41 minutes from Harrison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 0% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Harrison Township
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where Harrison Township goes to work
Where Harrison Township clocks in
22% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Harrison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 34. 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.
The commute from Harrison Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
Next door is work for 25% of Harrison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $92,938 |
| Ottawa | 22% | B | B− | 20 min | $71,699 |
| Ottawa Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Cutler Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Peoria Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ottawa Township, Cutler Township and Peoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ottawa. 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?
$92,938 (±$55,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
5.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (22%, 3 mi), Olathe (6%, 30 mi), Overland Park (5%, 36 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.