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Jobs & commute in Harrison Township

Most of Harrison Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Trenton (29%, 8 miles). There are 1 jobs in Harrison Township for 38 working residents. For 37% of workers, the job is at home; Missouri has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Harrison Township

On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

38live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday71
110live here− 38head out to work+ 1come in to work= 71on a workday

About 71 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Harrison Township’s working residents head each day

Gillespie: 1 residents work here (3%)Green Ridge: 1 residents work here (3%)Mercer: 1 residents work here (3%)Spickard: 1 residents work here (3%)Milan: 2 residents work here (5%)Richmond Heights: 1 residents work here (3%)Albany: 1 residents work here (3%)Trenton: 11 residents work here (29%)Chillicothe: 5 residents work here (13%)St. Joseph: 2 residents work here (5%)Taylor TownshipHarrison TownshipLincoln TownshipWashington TownshipMadison TownshipLeisure LakeTrentonChillicotheMilanSt. JosephGillespieGreen RidgeHarrison Township
1
Trenton8.3 mi away
29%11
2
Chillicothe27.5 mi away
13%5
3
Milan30.5 mi away
5%2
4
St. Joseph65.9 mi away
5%2
5
Gillespie, IL219 mi away
3%1
6
Green Ridge108.4 mi away
3%1
7
Mercer24.9 mi away
3%1
8
Spickard7.5 mi away
3%1
9
Richmond Heights209 mi away
3%1
10
Albany33.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%12
The top trips

Where Harrison Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Harrison Township

Jobs based in Harrison TownshipJobs Harrison Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices100%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month0%61%

Who does it

29 or younger0%32%
30 to 54100%26%
55 and older0%42%
−67%

Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Harrison Township

Working from home
37%

of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Harrison Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 37 commuters (the 37% 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.

How far

The commute from Harrison Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTrenton: 29% · 8.3 miChillicothe: 13% · 27.5 miMilan: 5% · 30.5 miSt. Joseph: 5% · 65.9 miGillespie: 3% · 219 miGreen Ridge: 3% · 108.4 miMercer: 3% · 24.9 miSpickard: 3% · 7.5 miRichmond Heights: 3% · 209 miAlbany: 3% · 33.7 miTrenton 29%Chillicothe 13%Milan 5%St. Joseph 5%Gillespie 3%Harrison Township
Harrison TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi12 residents
11%10–24 mi4 residents
24%25–50 mi9 residents
34%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 34% 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

Around Harrison Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Taylor Township19 min
Madison Township28 min
Lincoln Township28 min
Washington Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarrison Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harrison Township–———$112,000
Taylor Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Madison Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Lincoln Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Washington Townshipunder 3%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township, Madison Township, Lincoln Township and Washington 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harrison Township: questions

What is the median household income in Harrison Township?

$112,000 (±$23,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?

0.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trenton (29%, 8 mi), Chillicothe (13%, 28 mi), Milan (5%, 30 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Harrison Township

Harrison Township home →

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.