Harrison Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 2,713 jobs in Harrison Township; 10,936 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Harrison Township B; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 4% work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Detroit draws the most (11%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Harrison Township: the figures worth knowing
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 2,713 jobs based in Harrison Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 16,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Harrison Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Harrison Township fell from 4,045 in 2011 to 2,713 in 2021, −33%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Harrison Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Harrison Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Harrison Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
The four measures behind Harrison Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #289 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Harrison Township by day and by night
On a workday 10,525 residents head out to work, 411 work right here, and 2,302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Harrison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2011 → 2021: 4,045 → 2,713. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Harrison Township ends
Where Harrison Township clocks in
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.
From Harrison Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,144 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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 Harrison Township goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Harrison Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #418 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,924 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.5% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Harrison Township is 847th of 1,577 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 32,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 845 | Tarpon Springs FL | 25,602 | $80K | 10.0% | 4.1% | 10% | B |
| 846 | Sudley VA | 19,162 | $94K | 10.2% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| 847 | Harrison Township MI | 23,984 | $80K | 10.2% | 4.8% | 4% | B |
| 848 | Villa Rica GA | 21,022 | $88K | 11.8% | 3.6% | 9% | B |
| 849 | New Hope MN | 20,807 | $78K | 10.7% | 5.0% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Harrison Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | B | C | 28 min | $80,366 |
| Clinton Township | 9% | B | B+ | 25 min | $74,244 |
| Mount Clemens | 4% | C | B+ | 27 min | $52,310 |
| Chesterfield Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $91,508 |
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 2021, 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?
$80,366 (±$9,302) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
10.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (11%, 20 mi), Clinton Township (9%, 5 mi), Warren (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% 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), 2021, 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.