Defer Elementary School · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Harrisville
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Only 5% work in Harrisville itself; outside it, Alpena draws the most (10%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrisville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 175 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Harrisville on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where people from Harrisville work
Where Harrisville clocks in
10% of workers
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.
Inside Harrisville’s 182 jobs
182 jobs are based in Harrisville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrisville, 2011 → 2021: 323 → 182. 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 Harrisville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrisville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 22% 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 many miles Harrisville commutes
About 40% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Harrisville
The biggest share goes to Harrisville Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrisville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville | – | — | — | 20 min | $36,050 |
| Harrisville Township | 9% | D | B+ | 17 min | $53,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harrisville’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 Harrisville: questions
What is the median household income in Harrisville?
$36,050 (±$2,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrisville?
24.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrisville?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrisville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (10%, 30 mi), Harrisville Township (9%, 3 mi), Alpena Township (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Harrisville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrisville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrisville
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.