With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Harrison Township works elsewhere
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Harrison Township run about the Minnesota average. Harrison Township has 28 jobs, and 278 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (31%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrison Township apart on work
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Harrison Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 300 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison Township and Willmar trade workers both ways
Willmar is the top workplace for Harrison Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Harrison Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 278 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Commuting out of Harrison Township: the destinations
Where Harrison Township clocks in
31% of workers
11% 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.
In Harrison Township, 57% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 28. 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 trip to work from Harrison Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Harrison Township to work
About 17% 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.
Harrison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Green Lake Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,550 |
| Irving Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Swede Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Green Lake Township | 2% | A− | C | 15 min | $107,857 |
| Gennessee Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Irving Township: not graded. Swede Grove Township and Gennessee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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?
$85,550 (±$9,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (31%, 13 mi), Paynesville (11%, 14 mi), New London (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.