Most of Harbor Hills commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Harbor Hills report 297 jobs; 701 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Harbor Hills is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any work in Harbor Hills; the top destination outside it is Columbus (21%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Harbor Hills stands out on work
Harbor Hills’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Harbor Hills is Columbus, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (144) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Harbor Hills workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 701 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Harbor Hills
The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($86,136, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Harbor Hills’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Harbor Hills could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The distance from Harbor Hills to work
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.
Getting to work from Harbor Hills takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harbor Hills workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 655 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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 workday shuffle in and out of Harbor Hills
On a workday 698 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 294 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Harbor Hills on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Harbor Hills’ residents
Where Harbor Hills clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 67% of the jobs in Harbor Hills
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harbor Hills, 2014 → 2024: 336 → 297. 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 Harbor Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Harbor Hills is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 753 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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 Harbor Hills households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harbor Hills’ commuters take a bus or train.
Harbor Hills next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100: 331st of 5,794 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 329 | Pleasant Township OH | 1,719 | $124K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| 330 | Walworth WI | 1,551 | $94K | 5.0% | 0.9% | 3% | A |
| 331 | Harbor Hills OH | 1,555 | $86K | 0.6% | 4.0% | <1% | A |
| 332 | Osborn WI | 1,229 | $93K | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1% | A |
| 333 | Big Grove Township IL | 1,655 | $115K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Harbor Hills, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Harbor Hills
The biggest share goes to Union Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harbor Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Hills | – | A | D | 29 min | $86,136 |
| Buckeye Lake | under 2% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $79,286 |
| Thornport | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Thorn Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $96,463 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $95,347 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thornport: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harbor Hills’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 Harbor Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Harbor Hills?
$86,136 (±$23,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harbor Hills?
0.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harbor Hills?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harbor Hills work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (21%, 30 mi), Newark (14%, 9 mi), Heath (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Harbor Hills walkable?
Harbor Hills is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harbor Hills without a car?
0% 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 Harbor Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harbor Hills
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.