Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Harlan Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Harlan Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Employers in Harlan Township report 455 jobs, against 2,349 working residents. The two grades for Harlan Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harlan Township and work: the main findings
Harlan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Harlan Township makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Harlan Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Harlan Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Harlan Township is a place people come home to
There are 455 jobs based in Harlan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harlan Township has about 3,400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harlan Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harlan Township went from 304 in 2013 to 455 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
Harlan Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Harlan Township is Cincinnati, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (203) 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Harlan Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harlan Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #205 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($108,214, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harlan Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
From Harlan Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harlan Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,967 commuters (the 14% 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.
51% of the jobs in Harlan Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harlan Township, 2013 → 2023: 304 → 455. 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 Harlan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Harlan Township
On a workday 2,260 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Harlan Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
How far Harlan Township’s workers travel
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.
9% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Harlan Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Few in Harlan Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harlan Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #751 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,286 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). 1.9% of Harlan Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harlan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Harlan Township next to U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,200: 660th of 3,651 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 63 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 658 | Eaton Township MI | 4,009 | $97K | 6.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A− |
| 659 | Greenville NY | 4,682 | $123K | 4.2% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 660 | Harlan Township OH | 5,336 | $108K | 5.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A− |
| 661 | East Rockhill Township PA | 5,908 | $134K | 4.8% | 4.9% | 3% | A− |
| 662 | Coral Township IL | 3,731 | $111K | 2.8% | 5.3% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,651 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Harlan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Harlan Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harlan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Township | – | A− | C− | 35 min | $108,214 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 35 min | $96,104 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A | D− | 28 min | $120,993 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $59,840 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harlan 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 Harlan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harlan Township?
$108,214 (±$9,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harlan Township?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harlan Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harlan Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 26 mi), Lebanon (6%, 11 mi), Mason (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harlan Township walkable?
Harlan Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harlan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harlan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harlan 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. 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.