Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in South Harrison Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 29% of workers, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents, next to 9.7% across New Jersey. South Harrison Township grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from South Harrison Township, in brief
A longer commute than the towns next door
South Harrison Township averages 34 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (24 to 29 minutes). Next door ↓
A lot of South Harrison Township works from home
29% of South Harrison Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
South Harrison Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside South Harrison Township is Philadelphia, PA, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (218) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in South Harrison Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Harrison Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #194 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds South Harrison Township’s grade up ($139,773, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Harrison Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Each way, about 34 minutes from South Harrison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,000 commuters (the 29% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from South Harrison Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
South Harrison Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,609 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 564 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in South Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.37 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 2024, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where South Harrison Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
What work there is in South Harrison Township: 616 jobs
616 jobs are based in South Harrison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Harrison Township, 2014 → 2024: 557 → 616. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of South Harrison Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Harrison Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #405 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place South Harrison Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,405 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of South Harrison Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of South Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700, South Harrison Township ranks 636th of 4,535 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Harding Township NJ | 3,949 | $222K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 634 | Peotone IL | 4,225 | $109K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 8% | A− |
| 635 | Dallas Township MI | 2,420 | $84K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 8% | A− |
| 636 | South Harrison Township NJ | 3,479 | $140K | 5.1% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 637 | Rockland Township PA | 3,704 | $110K | 1.1% | 4.7% | 2% | A− |
| 638 | Nottingham Township PA | 3,065 | $124K | 2.0% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of South Harrison Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work in the towns next to South Harrison Township
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Harrison Township | – | A− | B− | 34 min | $139,773 |
| Pilesgrove Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $158,281 |
| Upper Pittsgrove Township | under 3% | B | A− | 24 min | $85,521 |
| Woolwich Township | under 3% | A | B− | 29 min | $157,778 |
| Harrison Township | 5% | A | C+ | 27 min | $165,927 |
| Elk Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $141,382 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South 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 2024, 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 South Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Harrison Township?
$139,773 (±$29,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Harrison Township?
5.1%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Harrison Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Harrison Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (13%, 23 mi), Harrison Township (5%, 3 mi), Camden (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Harrison Township walkable?
South Harrison Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Harrison Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Harrison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Harrison Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.