Most of Harris commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Harris itself; outside it, Milan draws the most (29%, 14 miles). Employers in Harris report 8 jobs; 21 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 4% of workers (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Harris
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Harris on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Harris’ residents
Where Harris clocks in
14% 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.
100% of the jobs in Harris pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harris, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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 Harris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harris
of Harris workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Harris
About 38% 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.
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 Harris: questions
What is the median household income in Harris?
$53,125 (±$32,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harris?
7.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harris work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milan (29%, 14 mi), Hannibal (14%, 111 mi), Lucerne (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harris
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.