Where Harrison Township earns its living
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 28% of workers, next to 13% for Missouri as a whole. Hardly any work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Princeton draws the most (30%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Harrison Township
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Harrison Township ends
Where Harrison Township clocks in
11% 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.
Commuting from Harrison Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 28% 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.
The distance from Harrison Township to work
About 28% 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 its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $88,958 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Lindley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cainsville | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Morgan Township | 10% | D | C+ | 22 min | $59,038 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Trail Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township, Lindley Township, Cainsville, Madison Township and Trail Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township. 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?
$88,958 (±$14,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
11.0%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princeton (30%, 6 mi), Trenton (11%, 24 mi), Morgan Township (10%, 6 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.
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.